All is Bright

Candlelight Tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion

Enjoy some holiday magic by candlelight on an evening tour of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s decorated Spanish Revival waterfront mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tours are scheduled for Saturday, December 7 & 14 and Friday, December 20 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $8 for children. Members are free.

The renowned designer and author Tricia Foley has decorated eight mansion rooms. The Asharoken, Centerport, Dix Hills, Nathan Hale, and Three Village garden clubs have decorated an additional eight rooms.

Enjoy a trip back in time in a grand waterfront home whose guests included famous Americans and British royalty.

Visitors also can book private tours: $150 for up to four guests; $200 for up to eight. Reservations can be made for any day of the week between 10:00 am and 3:30 pm.

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Visitors to the Vanderbilt also can enjoy the decked halls of the mansion during regular daytime tours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.