Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Private Guided Walking Tour
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
- See the footprint of the largest single residence ever built in Manhattan
- Take in outrageous stories of Gilded Age wealth, architecture, and art on Fifth Avenue while strolling along the very Avenue where they happened
- Learn some of the secrets of the famous Frick Collection as you stroll by
- Discover a charming bookshop tucked into a Fifth Avenue mansion
- Uncover one of the last single residence mansion on Fifth Avenue
- Visit the oldest building on Millionaire’s Row, Fifth Avenue
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Fifth Avenue
5th Ave, New York City, NY 10118-4810
Central Park
from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10022
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Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Private Guided Walking Tour
What‘s Included
Ear pieces allowing you to hear the guide perfectly, even from a distance!
Guided walking tour led by a local New Yorker
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
21 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The best tour company and tour guide ever!
jessicawN6315NL,Jun 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I booked this tour for a group of 55+ empty nesters which I run for several affiliated synagogues in Nassau County. The people at Untapped (primary contact was Justin Rivers) were extremely efficient, polite and flexible and accommodated my needs (of which there were many) completely. Questions and requests were handled extremely quickly. And our tour guide, Richard Soden, was very personable and knowledgeable. Not only did he share thousands of facts and stories but he also came with a laptop filled with great old photographs of interiors and exteriors of many mansion. AND, when we asked numerous questions which were not directly related to the Fifth Avenue mansions, he answered every question so thoroughly that it seemed like he had a microchip implanted in his head or that he had an AI feed. I cannot say enough about this tour and every single person in my group felt exactly the same way. Thank you Untapped for a really great experience.
Great experience.
danielsY1216GG,Apr 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience. Highly reccommended.
Fascinating
T9504MDelizabethp,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An intriguing and facinating tour about the not so long ago history and wealth of powerful families in NY. The tour is fast paced and full of fun facts. Richards is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Highly recommend!
Must see tour of Gilded Age mansions
ppaulg,Feb 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great tour. Laura our guide was fantastic and well versed in the complex content of the tour.And she was a trouper given it was sooooooo cold. I think there has been a renewed interested of late of this period so it is popular and I would HIGHLY recommend whether you are coming after seeing period movies or televisions shows or simply enjoy the history and architecture of NYC, Thank you fou hosting us. It was a treat!
Fantastic tour
robdanlaur,Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were a group of 5 women who took the Gilded Age tour with Ro as our tour guide. Ro was engaging, very knowledgeable and kept our attention for the two hour tour. I highly recommend this experience.
Richard, gilded age mansions very good
Robert L,Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Took the Gilded Age Mansion tour with Richard. Very informative and friendly. He's an NYC resident and has some good personal views. Easy meet up location and good pace. Richard was always asking for questions and happy to answer them. Enjoyed this tour. Thanks Richard
Enjoyed our guide Rose...
Margaret F,Jun 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Enjoyed our guide Rose very much. She was very knowledgeable and very personable. We learned a lot about the moneyed people during the guilded age.
Fascinating tour of the Gilded Age Mansions by Richard
juliehT5895NQ,May 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Richard did an amazing job leading our tour of the Gilded Age Mansions in NYC. He was knowledgable and made our tour fun and interesting with lots of little tid bits of gossip, bad behaviour and society news sprinkled in. We had a tour of an exhibit at the Met first and Richard did a wonderful job of reversing the typical tour which heads north on 5th Avenue - to a tour that led south so we could start from the Met. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
Wolking fifth Avenue.
A640OGbeckyd,Mar 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Enjoyed the tour of the mansions on fifth Avenue and learned a lot of interesting facts. Our tour guide Richard was full of information and very knowledgeable.
Perfect way to get an intimate look at the city!
326shawnad,Mar 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Richard gave a great tour. He was extremly knowledgeable and anticipated all the interesting facts that we might want to know.
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