7. Explore the Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue

the French Embassy, also known as the Payne Whitney House

Stand in the footsteps of architectural giants on Untapped New York’s Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Ave tour on New Year’s Day. On this tour, you’ll discover grand estates both past and present, once home to esteemed families like the Vanderbilts and Astors. As you stroll Fifth Avenue and see what remains of this time, you’ll also discover works of architecture lost to time with the aid of stunning historical photography and scintillating stories of the affairs that took place inside.

Gilded Age Mansions Tour

Ukrainian Institute

Led by an expert guide, you’ll see the footprint of the largest single residence ever built in Manhattan, discover a charming bookshop tucked into a Fifth Avenue mansion, uncover one of the last single-residence mansions on Fifth Avenue, and so much more!