With ornate interiors and 8,000-acre grounds, the Biltmore Estate makes for an appealing autumn destination
America’s largest privately owned home isn’t found on the coastlines of Montauk, nor is it among the mega-mansions in Bel Air. Instead, it’s nestled between the idyllic mountains of. A chateau-esque mansion oversees a front yard of perfectly manicured grass with lush trees lined up on both sides. Veer further left of the lawn, and visitors will find an intricate garden designed by Frederick Law Olmsted . There are no neighbors, only robins darting around.
“It’s a phenomenal place not only to get away from the day-to-day of today but to transport oneself back into time,” Leslie Klingner, the Biltmore Estate’s Curator of Interpretation, tells“To imagine Edith Wharton, a frequent visitor of the home, strolling through the gardens below the ‘Ionian sky’ she described in letters or selecting which book she might read before bed from the 10,000 volumes in the Library.
Today, the house is run as a museum where visitors can see the family’s collection of art and furniture, nearly fully intact. George Vanderbilt III commissioned architect Richard Morris Hunt to build the house in 1889 and would finally complete construction six years later in 1895. The nucleus of the estate has approximately four acres of living space including 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, and three kitchens. There is even a bowling alley and swimming pool in the basement.
While visitors to the museum may cruise the rooms and get a sense of the opulent living habits of the family, the property offers dining and accommodation on other parts of the 8,000-acre property. Considering the space at your disposal, the question isn’t what can you do on the estate grounds, it’s what
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