The Breakers: Partially accessible

Visitors with limited mobility may be able to enjoy a tour of the house and grounds as the site is equipped with ramps and an elevator. The house is climate-controlled. Limited bench seating is available for visitors to use throughout the tour route. Service dogs are welcome. Visitors can access The Breakers Virtual Tour of the museum from their own digital device.

Parking lot

The parking lot for The Breakers is located across the street from the main house. There are four handicapped parking stalls. The distance from the handicapped stall to the main entrance of the house is 484 feet.

Outdoor paths

The paths around The Breakers landscape vary in width. The narrowest pathways are 75 inches wide. The pathways are oil and stone and the central driveway is pea stone.

Welcome Center

Ticket sales, café and restrooms are located inside this building. There is an automatic door opener available only at the main entrance to the Welcome Center. You can enter or exit the building through the main entrance or the café doors without encountering any stairs.

The café has ample space for people in mobility devices to access food and drinks for purchase and to eat and drink at the tables.

The distance from the parking lot to the Welcome Center is 300 feet.

The distance from the Welcome Center to the main entrance of the house is 335 feet.

Children’s Cottage

There are 6 steps to access the Children’s Cottage, which is only open seasonally.

Back Terrace

There are 7 steps from the side terrace and 12 steps from the back lawn to access the back terrace.

Elevator

The elevator is 50 inches wide, 47 inches deep, with a 30-inch door frame. The elevator must be operated by a Preservation Society staff member.

The elevator is available between the first and second floors.

Ramps

There are 3 ramps to gain access to the first floor at The Breakers. The narrowest ramp is 32 inches wide.

Stairs

There are ramps available to enter the house and gain access to the first floor.

There are 40 stairs from the first floor to the second floor, with two small landings halfway up (20, 6 and 14).

There are 15 stairs from the second floor down to the mezzanine.

There are 22 (3 and 19) stairs from the mezzanine down to the first floor.

There are 19 stairs from the first floor down to the basement.

Tour route distances

Total distance: The entire interior tour route is a total distance of 1,321 feet.

First floor distance: On the tour route, there are 459 feet to complete the first floor. This area is made up of marble and wood floors, and the pathways are wide and easy to maneuver a wheelchair or walker through.

Second floor distance: On the tour route, there are 505 feet to complete the second floor. This area is made up of carpet, and most pathways are easy to maneuver a wheelchair or walker through. There are some tight doorways, so those with mobility devices may be led around a different pathway to pass from one room to the next.

Restrooms

Restrooms are in the basement of the main house and in the Welcome Center. There is one handicapped-accessible stall in each restroom.

Museum Store

The museum store is located in the basement of The Breakers. The store can be accessed via the service drive from the outside of the house or after completion of a tour by using the stairs.

The distance from the Museum Store to the parking lot is 764 feet.

Beneath the Breakers Tour

There are 910 feet to traverse across the Beneath the Breakers tour, and the tour is not accessible.

There are a total of 44 stairs on the tour, descending 38 stairs and climbing 6 stairs.

The Breakers Third Floor Preservation in Progress Tour

There are 920 feet to traverse across the Preservation in Progress tour, and the tour is not accessible.

There are a total of 180 stairs on the tour, descending 95 stairs and climbing 85 stairs.