Today visitors can tour the Vanderbilt Mansion and have a glimpse of pure luxury 100 years ago. Modern for its day, the Mansion was supported by steel and concrete beneath the limestone facing, and was enhanced by central heating, plumbing and power supplied by a hydroelectric plant on the estate. Inside, the furnishings and decorations cost more than double the cost of the house itself. Such notable designers, decorators and craftsman as Stanford White, Georges Glaenzer, Paul Sormani and others contributed their talents to creating one of most beautiful dwellings ever. The Entrance Hall, the Parlor, the Dining Room, Frederick's Bedroom and the Gold room are each a work of art, as are the other rooms.
Visitors can tour the grounds, as well as the house.
Trails winding through the estate pass the Lower Gatehouse, Coach House, Power House, Pavilion and Visitor Center, and an Overlook with a beautiful Hudson River view. Coming into the property from the Main Gatehouse, visitors cross over the White Bridge, one of the first steel and concrete bridges in the country, spanning the creek just below the man-made Sherwood Pond. There is also a lovely Formal Garden. Obviously there is historic value here, as well as aesthetic. Touring the estate one might realize that such a place will never be built again.