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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Private Tour

Your group. Your guide. Your schedule. Book this tour as a private experience for your family, friends, or special occasion.

Private Group Rate
$550

up to 8 guests · +$50 per additional person · all-in pricing

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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
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.

Good to Know

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
See public tour page
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Cancellation
Flexible — contact our team
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Want to take this as a public tour?

See Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour's public schedule — single tickets, $50 per person, all-in pricing.

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