Complete information about visiting Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is now on National Park Planner.
Visitors to Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site can experience the Gilded-Age culture of the wealthiest Americans by touring Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt’s Hyde Park mansion and visiting the estate’s grounds and gardens. Frederick was the grandson of Commadore Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the first multi-millionaires in the United States. A multi-millionaire himself, he built his 45,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts style mansion at Hyde Park for use as a spring and fall home, for he had mansions in New York City, Newport, Rhode Island, and the Adirondack Mountains to use at other times of the year. The home cost $660,000 to build in the late 1890s. The furnishings alone cost $1.5 million.
Today, tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion are given multiple times every day. The elaborate Formal Gardens are also open to the public. For visitors looking for some exercise, a 3-mile loop trail circles the park, passing all points of interest along the way.
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Last updated on June 17, 2025
