Climb aboard a historic cruiser for a scenic tour of East Lake Tahoe before disembarking for a guided tour of the 1930s estate of an eccentric millionaire, filled with secret passageways, a menagerie of cottages—one of which housed a pet elephant!— and a boathouse where you can view a 55-foot (17 m) speedboat, built in 1940, that is fitted with beautiful, burnished mahogany.
Cruise Tahoe
Tickets $139, includes breakfast, lunch and lodge tour; reservations required, can be made online or via phone
Tue-Sat, 10am (mid May-Sept); tour lasts around 5 hours
(775) 230-8907