Last week I ventured to Newport, Rhode Island to check out the notorious mansions built in the late 19th and early 20th century by the nation's wealthiest families. It was totally worth it. There are several mansion tours you can go on, but I hit Chateau-sur-Mer, the only of the historical society's houses to have been a full-time residence, and The Breakers, the massive summer palace built by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The former was kind of meh, but The Breakers is a must-see for anyone schooling on the East Coast. It's unimaginatively big, and the audio tour absolutely rocks. Plus, had the manse not been sold to the historical society, Anderson Cooper (son of 70s jean designer Gloria Vanderbilt) could have been an inhabitant. So there's a little journalism trivia for you newsies out there.
Is this the first time you have been to Newport? You should have told me. I totally would have been your tour guide. Isn't it wonderful? I hope you enjoyed your time there.
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