HBO's "The Gilded Age" films scenes in real historic mansions from the time period.

Whether oozing with extravagant opulence or dripping with Southern charm, these mansions and plantations are worthy of a ...

such as the playful dolphin sculpture beneath the grand staircase. Considered the grande dame of all the Newport mansions, The Breakers was no doubt built to impress. The summertime escape of ...

The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape ... representing the four seasons of the year. The top of the grand staircase featured a portrait of Alice Vanderbilt painted ...

The Russells and van Rhijns might not be in residence, but these historic homes are still fascinating—and you won’t have to ...

The Breakers mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, ... Marble House was home to many grand balls, ... Rococo-style staircase designed by White, ...

A lavish Italian Renaissance-style retreat, The Breakers is the grande dame of all the Newport mansions and was built for the Vanderbilt family at the end of the 19th century.

As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.

More than a century ago, America's wealthiest families commissioned their "summer cottages" to be built in the coastal enclave of Newport, Rhode Island, along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The era' ...