The Gilded Age: the Heyday of High Society takes you back through the history of the American Industrial Revolution and explores the lives and dynamics of the titans of American business; John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and more. Guests will discover their inspiring rise to great fortune and power, the dynamics of the empires they built, the power struggles between them, and get to know the high times and intimate details of their personal lives.
On this tour you will travel through millionaire's row to see some of their lavish mansions, elite private social clubs and museums that house the treasures of self-made American royalty. Points of interest will include: Metropolitan Club, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Carnegie, Frick, Duke mansions and more.
Make your own way to the meeting point:
Grand Army Plaza, on the north side of the fountain, in front of the Plaza Hotel.