Inside “The Gilded Age” Tour

Fans of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” will love this guide-led tour of locations in the Newport Mansions where the Emmy-winning series was filmed. Your guide will share stories about the real-life people who lived in the mansions and inspired many of the characters in the show. And you’ll get the inside scoop on what it takes to host a major television production!

You’ll visit Marble House to see the Dining Room where Bertha Russell hosted a dinner for the Duke of Buckingham; Mr. Russell’s bedroom; the grand bedroom that was the inspiration for Bertha’s room; and the kitchen, which appeared as Mrs. Astor’s kitchen in her Newport home.

Then it’s on to The Breakers to see the Billiard Room, where Mr. Russell conducted ruthless business dealings, and the Russells’ ballroom where guests danced during Gladys’ debutante ball and Bertha had her first social triumph.

During your stop at Chateau-sur-Mer, the exterior of which appeared as Mrs. Astor’s cottage, you’ll see the distinctive Stair Hall with its “Tree of Life” mural; the Dining Room and Ballroom used for Mrs. Fish’s doll tea party; and several bedrooms that appear in the van Rhijn and Morris households. Then it’s time to enjoy cookies and beverages on the porch!

Finally, you’ll visit The Elms, which did double duty as the Russell family’s Newport cottage as well as places in their New York mansion including Gladys Russell’s bedroom and the kitchen where the household staff works and gossips.

Tour includes:

• Transportation: Pick-up (1:00 pm sharp!) & drop-off at Gateway Transportation Center, 23 America’s Cup Ave., Newport, RI. Transportation provided by Viking Tours sprinter bus.
• Visits to select rooms in Marble House, The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer & The Elms that are featured in HBO’s “The Gilded Age.”
• Inside “The Gilded Age” cookie and lemonade or water on the porch at Chateau-sur-Mer.
• 10% discount in the Newport Mansions Stores at The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff or Bannister’s Wharf.