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Sun Valley Has Been Quietly Hosting America's Old Money Since the 1930s

Built in 1936 by a Union Pacific Railroad heir as America's first destination ski resort, Sun Valley drew Ernest Hemingway to Idaho and now hosts the Allen & Company conference, nicknamed the summer camp for billionaires.

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Marbella Has Been Europe's Sunniest Old-Money Address Since a Prince Built It in 1954

A German-Mexican prince turned a sleepy Andalusian fishing town into European aristocracy's favourite resort in 1954, and the marina and palaces built after him have kept Marbella wealthy ever since.

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Newport, Rhode Island Has Been America's Gilded Age Summer Address Since the 1890s

Long before the Hamptons or Palm Beach, Newport was where Gilded Age fortunes built their summer 'cottages', and the mansions the Vanderbilts and Astors left behind still define the town.

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Palm Beach Has Been America's Winter Enclave for the Old-Money Set Since Flagler Built It

Built almost from nothing by railroad magnate Henry Flagler in the 1890s, Palm Beach has stayed America's most consistent old-money winter address for well over a century.

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Cap Ferrat Has Been the French Riviera's Quiet Billionaire Address Since the 1900s

Long nicknamed the Peninsula of Billionaires, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has drawn the Riviera's wealthiest and most private residents since the Belle Epoque, from the Rothschilds to Somerset Maugham and David Niven.

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Lake Tahoe Has Quietly Been an Old-Money Retreat Since Long Before Silicon Valley Discovered It

Long before tech money built estates on its shoreline, Lake Tahoe drew Gilded Age fortunes and hosted an Olympics, and both histories are still visible around the lake today.

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Gstaad Is Where Old European Money Has Skied Since the 1950s, Away From the Cameras

A car-restricted Swiss village of under 3,000 residents, Gstaad has drawn European royalty and old-money families to its slopes and chalets since the mid-20th century, prized for its privacy over its parties.

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Why Martha's Vineyard Has Been America's Discreet Summer Address for Generations

An island off Cape Cod with no traffic lights and a handful of Victorian-era harbour towns, Martha's Vineyard has drawn a low-key East Coast establishment crowd, several U.S. presidents included, for well over a century.

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Why Aspen, Not Vail, Remains America's Old-Money Ski Town

A Colorado mining town turned four-mountain ski resort, Aspen has drawn a wealthy, well-established winter crowd since the 1950s, well before Vail or Park City built their own reputations.

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Why Harbour Island, Not Nassau, Is Where the Bahamas' Old Money Actually Stays

A three-mile pink sand beach, a car-free golf-cart town, and decades of quiet, well-heeled regulars have kept Harbour Island out of the Bahamas' cruise-ship story entirely.

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Why Mustique Is Still the Caribbean Island the Famous Go to Disappear

A privately owned island of about 500 residents and no crowds, Mustique has hosted royalty and rock stars for decades precisely because nothing on it is built to be seen.

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Why Lake Garda, Not Como, Is Where Old Italian Money Actually Summers

Larger, warmer, and considerably less photographed than Lake Como, Garda has spent decades quietly holding the crowd that finds Como's fame exhausting.