New York Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour 2 hr

Step into New York’s Gilded Age, when newly wealthy families built grand Fifth Avenue mansions beside Central Park. This New York Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour takes you inside some of the few surviving homes from that era, where ornate details and European palace-inspired architecture tell stories of ambition and excess.

Over two hours, explore the mansions and hear about the people who lived in and designed them. Along the way, your guide shares tales of power, greed, romance, murder, and generosity from a period when America was rapidly growing in wealth and influence. Fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age will recognize the world behind the drama, while architecture lovers can appreciate the craftsmanship and scale of these remarkable homes.

Meet on the steps at 1 East 78th Street, just off Fifth Avenue. Mansion access is included; snacks and Metropolitan Museum of Art tickets are not. Join this New York Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour to discover the stories behind the city’s surviving symbols of an extraordinary age.