Three Mansion Open all Winter Long!

Newport's biggest attraction (aside from the Adirondack II, of course!) is its famous historic landmark mansions, including The Breakers, Marble House and The Elms. And for the first time, all three of these mansions can be toured during the winter months!

The cost of building The Elms would raise eyebrows even if it were built today. It was built by Edward Julius Berwind for $1.4 million... in 1901! One of the most breathtaking aspects of The Elms are its lavish gardens, which fell into disrepair in the 1960s, but were recently restored.

Marble House was supposedly built as a cottage for William Vanderbilt and his wife between 1888 and 1892, but there's nothing "cottage-y" about it. The mansion features 500,000 cubic feet of marble and was the site of many upper class social gatherings at the turn of the 19th Century.

The Breakers was commissioned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1893, and is a 70-room mansion inspired by the 16th century palaces of Genoa and Turin. Vanderbilt II was instrumental in overseeing New York railway transportation systems, and lived in The Breakers with his wife and seven children.

In addition to the new winter tours, there will also be a special tour of The Breakers grounds on March 26. Tickets are available for The Breakers garden tour now!