Gilded Age Mansions: Scandals, Murder, Romance

Step inside the remaining Gilded Age mansions of Fifth Avenue and uncover the scandals, murder, and romance behind New York’s majestic architecture. Explore the fascinating stories of power, greed, love, and generosity during America’s rise to wealth and power.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 1 E 78th St - Our first mansion, we go into the mansion learn about the owner, architects and get an introduction to the Gilded Age and New York Society
What's Included
  • Access to historical mansions
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Drama! Homicide! Romantic Design! Welcome aboard a journey through some of the last standing mansion masterpieces from Fifth Avenue’s Gilded Age and discover the characters who both crafted and inhabited these spectacular landmarks.
If the HBO series The Gilded Age captivates you, this exploration will definitely delight you. During the Gilded Age, New…

Location
1 E 78th St
East 78th Street
We will meet you on the steps at the building at 1 East 78th street. Right on 78th street, just off 5th avenue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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T703asbrucec
Sep 27, 2025
Interesting and informative! - “Care” was extremely interesting to follow for this tour. He was full of fun facts and background about the time period and the houses we were seeing. He was considerate of his audience, placing us in the shade where possible, and making sure everyone could see the pictures accompanying his stories.
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Ethan
Sep 26, 2025
Great afternoon walk and tour - Very enjoyable tour! Care, our tour guide, was wonderful. Highly recommend doing this if you want to learn more about that era in NY.
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Colleen_k
Sep 26, 2025
Lovely walk around NYC - Our guide “care” did a great job. Very informative and helpful. A nice walk around the 5th avenue neighborhood
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Jeff_t
Sep 26, 2025
Great Gilded Age Tour. - Our guide was knowledgeable, professional and prompt. We learned some new stories and figures from The Gilded Age. Highly recommend the tour and our guide. His name is Care.
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Elizabeth_g
Sep 24, 2025
Great Gilded Age NYC Mansion tour - From the moment I booked our tour with sales rep on phone, to having to edit reservation with support staff, ALL communication was Great. Staff is patient, friendly, knowledgeable and caring. Care, our tour guide was OUTSTANDING. GREAT PERSON that give Viator an excellent reputation He’s very articulate and considerate of group by letting us know several times, “let me know that you can hear and understand me”, made sure our group was together and safe walking across streets and situated in safe places when he explained the mansions. Care is very knowledgeable and shared info @ mansions. He had great mansion photos and fun antidotes @ mansions/owners/builders.., His physical presence is nice, as well. Nice added to get entrance into the MET Thank you for a Great tour and experience Liz Greco
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Maura_f
Sep 24, 2025
Gilded Mansion Tour - Great tour of Gilded Mansions. Care was very knowledgeable, had great additional visual aids and was incredibly conscientious of the guests on the tour. It was a pleasure to take this tour and Care was so personable it made it that much more worth it. Highly recommend.
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Nln8881ja
Sep 23, 2025
Great fun - I really enjoyed the tour with AJ, he was very informative and funny and obviously has a passion for the era. Can I follow him on socials?
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Curious34228442009
Sep 23, 2025
Loved it! - Fantastic tour! Care was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and happy to answer all questions. We particularly loved the special access to the Irish American Historical Society.
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Maeve_b
Sep 23, 2025
The Gilded Age Experience - I highly recommend this tour. I travelled with 3 men and 3 women and we all thoroughly enjoyed The Gilded Age tour. The history of this time period is fascinating. This story is part of the American Dream. The guides are very knowledgeable, and they will not disappoint. It is a tour of history but also a tour of beauty and architecture. If you go to New York do not miss this tour.
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Scott
Sep 23, 2025
Good info but disappointing tour - Our guide, Keyur (Care) was great, sharing lots of info and being responsive, and he communicated well. We were disappointed that our tour only took us inside 1 mansion, and that only briefly into a small portion of the building, which was below our expectations and didn’t provide the value we expected. I think $40 per person is overcharging for this tour.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).