Took Grayline's Fabulous Newport Tour. We toured two homes--The Breakers and the Marble House. It is shocking the opulence of these summer "cottages" that were used for a few weeks in the summer by the rich of New York during the Gilded Age.
Breakers -- 70 rooms, 130+k square foot house on 11 acres of ocean front land. This home was owned by the Vanderbilt's.
The Marble House -- Another Vanderbilt home. Build in 1892.
Drive along 10 mile drive and see the other summer "cottages" in the area. There was also a park for kite flying.
This is an amazing place...and some place I want to return to!
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