America's Castles

(A&E, 1994-'98) documentary series

A look at some of America's most over-the-top examples of Gilded Age conspicuous consumption. Some of the local examples of excess include Belcourt Castle, The Breakers, Château-sur-Mer, The Elms, Marble House, and Rosecliff—all in Newport—and Blithwold in Bristol.