The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is a must-see for any "Gilded Age" fan. The museum was once the estate of William K. Vanderbilt II, the son of William and Alva Vanderbilt. Alva is the inspiration ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Fifth Avenue residence, which has since been demolished.Museum of the City of New York/Byron Collection/Getty Images During the Gilded Age, wealthy families built extravagant ...
This is a tale of two houses — the Vanderbilt Mansion and the home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Both are now National Historical Sites, open to the public in Hyde Park, New York. If you’re ever in ...
More than a century after the Gilded one percent built their grandiose homes, we’re still admiring them—will the same be true ...
New York State has some of the country's most iconic National Park sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Vanderbilt Mansion. It is also home to several iconic US destinations, ...