Preservation Society has done an excellent job. Free audio tour is supreme, well-designed, and worth taking the extra time to explore the additional stories. They suggest 45 minutes for the tour. After the tour we strolled the gardens. Phenomenal trees that are huge and types...More

We toured the Breakers first and really enjoyed that but were disappointed you couldn't see the servant quarters so we went to The Elms and took the Servants Tour. It was great, we saw the aspects of working and living in the mansion. There is...More

I highly recommend the servants tour. Our docent was so informative, and answered all our questions. Best part of the visit.

We scheduled the servant guided tour and we were all very glad we did. We visited four mansions during our stay, and the Elms servant tour was incredibly unique and informative. It was approximately one hour, and takes you to places that are off limits...More

This house has the most land and the most beautiful gardens. I cannot believe that a family owned this just for the summer and I can only imagine the backyard adventures they could have had. This house is very bright and ornate, more so than...More

We only had time to tour this one and the Breakwaters. It was interesting to hear the history behind these homes and ve abke to compare and contrast these two very different, although both oppulant styles! Oh the lifestyles of the rich and famous!

The Elms was breathtaking. The front of house self-lead tour was wonderful. I also took the "back of house" servants tour which was extremely interesting and the tour guide was exceptional - lots of history, family details and given with a dose of humor which...More