Gilded Age Mansions You Can Visit In Real Life

From Newport to New York, we have 11 real-life Gilded Age mansions, used in HBO’s The Gilded Age, that are open to visitors and full of opulent history.

Fans of HBO’s lavish period drama The Gilded Age can do more than just watch the extravagance unfold onscreen — they can walk through it. Eleven opulent Gilded Age mansions that serve as filming locations for the series are open to the public, offering a glimpse into the world of heiresses, tycoons, and old-money families.

With The Gilded Age season three premiering June 22, here’s a guide to the grand estates that help bring the show’s 19th-century New York society to life.

Newport, Rhode Island Mansions

The Breakers

Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1895, The Breakers is one of Newport’s largest Gilded Age mansions at 138,300 square feet. The show films scenes in the music and billiard rooms. The Preservation Society of Newport County offers public tours.

Rosecliff

Modeled after a Versailles palace, Rosecliff boasts Newport’s largest private ballroom and appears in the show’s opening credits. It was built in 1902 by silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs.

Marble House

A birthday gift to Alva Vanderbilt from her husband William K. Vanderbilt in 1892, this marble-covered mansion later became a hub for the women’s suffrage movement. The show uses daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt’s room as George Russell’s bedroom.

The Elms

Modeled after a French château, The Elms was built in 1901 by coal magnate Edward Berwind. Filming takes place in Sarah Berwind’s bedroom — used for Gladys Russell — and in the mansion’s kitchen.

Chateau-sur-Mer

Originally built in 1852 and later remodeled, this Italianate-style villa belonged to George Wetmore, a Rhode Island senator. The stair hall and dining room appear in the show, including during Mamie Fish’s doll tea party.

Belcourt

Built in 1894 for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, Belcourt features 60 rooms and extensive horse stables. In the series, it serves as the Astors’ summer home and hosts key scenes like Bertha Russell’s sneaky maneuver in season one.

Hunter House

Predating the Gilded Age, this 1748 colonial home became a Revolutionary War headquarters and helped inspire the founding of the Preservation Society. The show uses one of its sitting rooms as Tom Raikes’ law office.

New York Mansions

Lyndhurst Mansion (Tarrytown)

Previously owned by families like the Pauldings, Merritts, and Jay Gould, this estate’s parlor, dining room, and art gallery feature in the show. The carriage house plays as The New York Globe offices, and the grounds double as Central Park.

Hempstead House (Sands Point)

Built in 1912 by Howard Gould, the estate was later owned by the Guggenheims. The show’s George Russell uses the library as his office. Hempstead House has also appeared in films like Scent of a Woman and Malcolm X.

Westbrook (Oakdale)

Constructed in 1886, this Tudor Revival mansion was home to William Bayard Cutting, a member of New York’s elite “Four Hundred.” Now part of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, it appeared in season one.

Glenview Mansion (Yonkers)

Built for financier John Bond Trevor, Glenview is now part of the Hudson River Museum. It serves as Mrs. Astor’s home in the show, with its grand staircase featured prominently.