The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features ...

The Breakers was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, a favorite architect of the Vanderbilts (Hunt also designed Alva Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue mansion and Marble House in Newport).

The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features ...

Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. It's also considered one of the top things to do in Rhode Island .

During the 19th-century Gilded Age, Newport, Rhode Island -- a coastal town with undeniable French vibes -- became the premier summer resort for the wealthy. Elaborate "cottages" were constructed ...

The Breakers mansion in Newport, R.I., has more than 70 rooms, 40 of which were reserved for the Vanderbilt family and staff. (Juan King/Stars and Stripes) ...

NEWPORT — The Breakers' third floor, which had been used as a summer residence for members of the Vanderbilt family as recently as 2018, is about to open to the public for the first time in the ...

Newport, Rhode Island, provides beautiful beaches and. Best of all, ... Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Italian Renaissance Mansion. The Breakers provides a self-guided family tour, ...

I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. The mansions feature incredible displays of wealth such as walls covered in gold and silver. The ...

The Newport Mansion announced it will host inside "The Gilded Age" tours. ... Visitors will walk through the Marble House, The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer and The Elms.

After living in Rhode Island for over 20 years, I’ve had plenty of time to visit (and revisit) Newport’s main attractions and hidden gems to come up with my recommendations for the best things ...

The HBO show went to The Elms, a Newport mansion, for Season 2. <p>You, too, can visit Bertha Russell's new house in Newport. </p> You, too, can visit Bertha Russell's new house in Newport.