A special guide-led tour in May and June will explore four of the historic Newport Mansions that appear in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” offering insights into the making of the Emmy-winning period drama series.

The Inside “The Gilded Age” Tour will take visitors through Marble House, The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer and The Elms, all of which were chosen by the series’ creator, Julian Fellowes, to provide authentic scenery. Guides will explain which scenes were filmed in each room, talk about the real people who lived in these mansions, and give an insider’s view of what it takes to host a major television production in four National Historic Landmark museums.

The tour will be offered on Fridays only, May 2 through June 27, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. It includes places that appeared in Seasons 1 and 2 of “The Gilded Age.” Scenes for Season 3, which will be available on HBO and Max starting in June, also were filmed in these four mansions.

“Many fans of ‘The Gilded Age’ are ‘set-jetters’ who love to visit the places where it was filmed,” said Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director of The Preservation Society of Newport County, which owns and maintains the Newport Mansions. “With this tour, you not only see these fabulous rooms, you also learn about the creative process that brings them to life in the show.”

Tour participants will visit:

• The Elms, which did double duty as the Russell family’s Newport cottage as well as places in their New York mansion, including the kitchen where the staff gathers and gossips.

• The Marble House Dining Room, where Bertha Russell hosted a dinner for the Duke of Buckingham; Consuelo Vanderbilt’s bedroom, which was George Russell’s room in the show; and Alva Vanderbilt’s bedroom, which inspired the set design for Bertha’s room.

• The Chateau-sur-Mer Dining Room and Ballroom, used for Mrs. Fish’s doll tea party; the distinctive Stair Hall seen when Mrs. Russell calls on Mrs. Fish; and upstairs rooms used by Agnes and Oscar van Rhijn.

• The Breakers Billiard Room, where railroad tycoon George Russell and Alderman Patrick Morris schemed over a game.

• The Breakers Music Room, where guests danced during Gladys’ debutante ball and Bertha had her first social triumph.

The Inside “The Gilded Age” Tour is limited to 12 guests at a time. Bus transportation is provided, starting and ending at the Gateway Transportation Center, 23 America’s Cup Ave. See www.newportmansions.org/events/inside-the-gilded-age-tour for important information and a link to tickets.

And fans of “The Gilded Age” can check out the Newport Mansions’ “Deep Dive into the Show” for episode-by-episode insights and commentary: www.newportmansions.org/gilded-age/episode-deep-dive.

The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, is a nonprofit organization accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area's historic architecture, landscapes, decorative arts and social history. Its 11 historic properties – seven of them National Historic Landmarks – span more than 250 years of American architectural and social development.

For more information, please visit www.NewportMansions.org.