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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Private Tour

Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Private Walking Tour

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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue

This tour focuses on the design and history of the great mansions of Fifth Avenue and their owners who constructed them as lavish displays of their wealth and status in Gilded Age New York City. The tour starts at East 70th St & Fifth Avenue (at the Richard Morris Hunt Memorial) and ends at the Cooper-Hewitt (2 East 91st Street), the former homes of two protagonists on this tour – Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) and Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919).

What You'll Discover

Highlights of the Private Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

  • The families who built the mansions of Fifth Avenue — and the scandals that brought them down
  • Why some of these palaces still stand while others were demolished within a single generation
  • The parties Edith Wharton wrote about — and the marriages they actually destroyed
  • How the Vanderbilts, Astors, Carnegies, and Fricks fought over who really ran New York
  • The blocks where doormen still remember the old families

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Who Books This

This Tour Is Perfect For

Family reunions Birthday groups Out-of-town guests Clubs and Groups Friend group outings Special occasions
The Bowery Boys Difference

This Isn't Any Old Walking Tour

Your guide is trained in the same research tradition as the Bowery Boys NYC History Podcast — 19 years and 485+ episodes of New York City history, brought to your group. Every Bowery Boys Walks guide is a licensed NYC tour guide who is passionate about the stories that make New York's history special.

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Logistics

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Duration
~2 hours
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Group Size
Up to 8 base
+$50/person above · all-in pricing
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Lead Time
1–2 weeks recommended
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Meeting Point
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Cancellation
Flexible — contact our team
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