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Tansy (left) and pennyroyal were two toxic herbs used in the 19th century to induce abortions.
medical museums

The 19th-Century Woman's Secret Guide to Birth Control

Shared books, homemade concoctions, and a whisper network thwarted Gilded Age efforts to limit women’s access to health care.
Emily Cataneo April 22, 2022
Natick, Massachusetts

Horatio Alger House

The American author whose "rags-to-riches" stories were popular during the Gilded Age.
One of Doris Duke's camels, Baby.
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Doris Duke's Pet Cemetery

A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.
With the shining sun
Carroll, New Hampshire

Mount Washington Hotel

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
An illustration of the famous Pie-Girl Dinner from <em>The New York World</em>.
murder

The Girl Who Jumped Out of a Pie and Into a Gilded Age Morality Tale

Susie Johnson sparked America's obsession with erotic cake dancing.
Reina Gattuso April 25, 2019
Breakfast Room hidden door.
Asheville, North Carolina

Biltmore Estate's Secret Passages

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
The Venetian Room.
New York, New York

Venetian Room

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
C.K.G. Billings' infamous horse banquet was inspired by a love of all things equine.
restaurants

The Gilded-Age Dinner Party That Featured 7 Courses and 32 Horses

C.K.G. Billings turned a Manhattan ballroom into a site for a banquet on horseback.
Anne Ewbank October 23, 2017
tombs

Found: A Roman Tombstone Buried in the New York City Suburbs

Dated 54 A.D., it belonged to a tax collector.
Sarah Laskow December 7, 2016
Moorish architectural details
Tampa, Florida

Henry B. Plant Museum

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Berkeley Springs Castle
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Berkeley Springs Castle

A wealthy widow lived the high life in this Gilded Age country house.
food

Who Invented Eggs Benedict–a Traitor, a Pope, or a Hungover Dude?

You eat brunch today because British fox hunting parties thought it grand.
Katherine Spiers April 19, 2016
industrial

Rockefellers to Divest of Oil, Which Made the Family's Fortune

The family now believes that oil exploration threatens us all.
Erik Shilling March 24, 2016