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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Walking Tour

By Bowery Boys Walking Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥6,310 per adult
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Overview

Explore the opulent Gilded Age mansions along Fifth Avenue, where the wealth of historical figures like Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie shaped New York City's skyline. This engaging walking tour takes you past exquisite exteriors of grand residences, sharing the fascinating stories behind their architecture and the influential families who inhabited them. Starting at East 70th Street and concluding at East 91 Street, this 2-hour experience offers a unique glimpse into the lavish lifestyles of the past without entering the homes themselves. Perfect for history lovers and architecture enthusiasts alike.

  • 2-hour walking tour covering approximately one mile on the Upper East Side
  • Discover Gilded Age stories and the architectural styles of iconic mansions, including the Frick Collection and the Duke House
  • Led by engaging guides with expertise in Gilded Age history
  • Ideal for adults and children over 8 years old, no entry into mansions included
Activity location
  • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
    • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial 5th Avenue
    • 10065, New York, New York, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
    • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial 5th Avenue
    • 10065, New York, New York, United States

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Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
￥6,310 x 1 Adult￥6,310
Total
Price is ￥6,310
Until Fri, Dec 26
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    A guided walking tour along Fifth Avenue in NYC, examining iconic Gilded Age mansions and stories
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    This tour does not go inside any of the mansions.

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Frick Collection (Pass by)
Once the private residence of Henry Clay Frick, now one of the city’s greatest art museums.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (Pass by)
Former home of Andrew Carnegie, who described the 64-room mansion as “modest and plain.”
Cultural Services of the French Embassy (Pass by)
The Payne Whitney House (today Cultural Services, Embassy of France) where a statue by the teenage Michelangelo was rediscovered in the 1990s.
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (Pass by)
The James B. Duke House (today NYU Institute of Fine Arts) modeled after a French château, this was the home of Doris Duke, the “richest girl in the world.”
Otto H. Kahn House (Pass by)
The home of Otto Kahn one of the most famous bon vivant of the 1920s who may have been the inspiration for “Mr. Monopoly.”
Ukrainian Institute of America (Pass by)
Harry F. Sinclair House (now The Ukrainian Institute), an elaborate mansion with most of the original design intact.

Location

Activity location
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    Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
    • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial 5th Avenue
    • 10065, New York, New York, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Richard Morris Hunt Memorial
    • Richard Morris Hunt Memorial 5th Avenue
    • 10065, New York, New York, United States

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