The third floor of The Breakers has been off-limits to the public for more than a century. Private bedrooms, bathrooms, and recreational spaces used by the Vanderbilt family and household staff at ...

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 ...

The Breakers in Newport ... The floor of the Billiard Room featured acorns, the symbol of the Vanderbilt family. The acorn symbol represented strength and long life, according to the audio ...

The Russells and van Rhijns might not be in residence, but these historic homes are still fascinating—and you won’t have to ...

The Breakers in Palm Beach is further distinguished by being the only large historic luxury resort in the United States that is still in the hands of the family that started it. Descendants of ...

Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...

Yet, at a Vanderbilt family reunion less than a century later, in 1973, not a single descendant could claim millionaire status. From silk sleeves back to rolled-up sleeves in just three generations.

The Music Room at the Breakers stood in as the Russells' ballroom. The Library served as a private space for the Vanderbilt family to relax and take their afternoon tea. The centerpiece of the ...

As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children. The ...