5. Visit Gilded Age Mansions Along Fifth Avenue

the French Embassy, also known as the Payne Whitney House

The St. Patrick’s Day parade will march past stunning Gilded Age homes along Fifth Avenue on Friday. This weekend, after the streets have opened back up and the crowds have cleared, you can uncover the stories of these mansions, and those that have been lost to time, on Untapped New York’s Mansions of Fifth Avenue Walking Tour.

Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

Ukrainian Institute

This walking tour, led by a licensed, expert New York City tour guide, will explore the mansions both past and present that made up Manhattan’s Millioanire’s Row. You’ll even get to step inside one!