Visiting Rhode Island’s Newport Mansions around Christmas is a yearly tradition for many New Englanders, but few people probably know who the man behind the splendorous decoration design is. Jim ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Gavin Ashworth Newport, Rhode Island, was once the epicenter of the Gilded Age—and still is, in a way, thanks to the famous ...

Rosecliff in Newport, Rhode Island, was built for a silver heiress during the Gilded Age. It measures 28,800 square feet and features 30 rooms, including Newport's largest ballroom. The mansion was ...

The dramatic 54-room monolith, modeled after a 16th-century French chateau, was commissioned in 1925 by whiskey magnate Edson Bradley Jr. as a gift for his wife, Julia Wentworth. Sadly, Wentworth died ...

The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features 70 ...

When packing for a trip to Newport, Rhode Island, be prepared with walking and boating shoes — it's likely you will be doing a lot of both. Get your steps in exploring the Newport Mansions, strolling ...