The Vanderbilt Manors Marble House & The Breakers
Visit two spectacular mansions — or, as the Vanderbilts called them, "summer cottages" — designated as National Historic Landmarks.
With the help of the Newport Mansions app, you'll explore these feats of architecture at your own pace. Up first is the Marble House, inspired by the Petit Trianon, a chateau on the grounds of a humble little spot called Versailles — which William Vanderbilt gave his wife as a birthday present. (We've seen worse.) Your tour continues with The Breakers, the grandest of the Newport mansions, whose bespoke relief sculpture, colorful gardens, and handmade furnishings are a window into opulence.
Shore Thing Highlights
Travel back in time to America's Gilded Age, a golden era for Newport — and the period of origin for the ostentatious homes you'll see today
Tour the Marble House, built in 1892 (and aptly named for its jaw-dropping 500,000 cubic feet of marble)
Explore The Breakers, a 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo built by Cornelius Vanderbilt — then one of the richest men in America
Enjoy a short but scenic drive back to the pier
Need to know
This Shore Thing is accessible for collapsible wheelchairs, as long as Sailors can navigate a few steps on their own
Sailors may need to wait briefly to enter the mansions, depending on the time of day
Mansion tours are self-guided, audio tours using the Newport Mansions App. Sailors must bring their own smart device with earbuds
The self-guided audio tour via App is available in English, French, Spanish, German & Chinese
Weather can vary throughout the day; layers are recommended as well as a rain jacket
The order of sites visited may vary
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