NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – A proposal to build a welcome center on the grounds of The Breakers, a Gilded Age mansion once home to Cornelius Vanderbilt, cleared a critical hurdle on Monday. In a 4-1 vote, ...

Newport’s mansions are more than relics of opulence—they are living chronicles of ambition, technological innovation, and ...

Stroll through the Gilded Age at The Breakers, an architectural masterpiece built for a railroad mogul and his family more than a century ago in seaside Newport, R.I. Between 1893 and 1895, Cornelius ...

I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. The mansions feature incredible displays of wealth such as walls covered in gold and silver. The homes ...

The night was in honor of the visiting "Whips," the name for the drivers of the magnificent four-in-hand coaches ...

This iconic Vanderbilt mansion is a quintessential example of Gilded Age extravagance. Built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, it's a 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo overlooking the Atlantic ...

Why did the wealthy New Yorkers who built mansions along the Newport coast during the Gilded Age let the general public traipse across their well-manicured lawns? A clue lies in an 1852 land deed. But ...

As Michelin's newest distinction, the keys recognize the most outstanding hotels in the world. Here are the hotels in Rhode Island that made the list ...