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Beneath The Breakers: An Underground Tour – Never Before Seen!

Explore the underground tunnel, boiler room and basement of The Breakers starting January 28th.

Descend the staircase from the caretaker’s cottage to the vast underground boiler room, and see the massive boilers that helped to power this great house.

Walk through the hidden underground tunnel and enter the basement, where you’ll get a close up look at the cutting edge construction techniques, electrical and plumbing systems of more than a century ago, and their modern counterparts.

Guided tours will be offered every 30 minutes, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Tour space is limited and advance reservations required.

Admission: Preservation Society members $20, general public $25, children 6-17, $10

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Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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