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Having money is not all about being flashy, it’s also about being cultured and refined. And nothing says cultured like owning an entire museum. These billionaires who own museums have joined forces and created their own club. That’s a pretty steep membership fee. In this club, you can rub shoulders with people like Ronald Lauder, heir to Estee Lauder cosmetics, who owns Neue Galerie in New York and François Pinault owns Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
Others include Alice Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune, and Hiroshi Yamauchi, founder of Nintendo who owns the Shigureden Museum and the Crystal bridges museum of American Art.
Carolina Yacht Club, Charleston, South Carolina
Joining Fee: Uknown Annual Fees: $1,100
Founded in 1883, this elite yacht club is set in the gorgeously antique backdrop of Battery in Chareslton's downtown area. The club's old fashioned design looks like a place Scarlett O’Hara Captain Butler might stroll into at any given moment.
The Caroline Yacht Club’s trumps just about any other yacht club agree (though some may disagree.) The access to Charleston Harbor is one of the reasons it's on the list of 11 most exclusive yacht clubs in America.
Cavalli, Dubai (Special Guest List)
Entrance Fee: Unknown
Much like anything Dubai and in the Arab Emirates, it has the feel of being a lavish playground for the super-rich and glamorous. Filled with city-life pleasures, one spot that particularly stands out is the Cavalli nightclub.
Located in front of the Fairmont Tower hotel, the club comprises of three floors. Rumored to be the best club in Dubai, the Cavalli nightclub was launched by the legendary designer, Roberto Cavalli and is decorated 356,000 Swarovski crystals. Now that's pizazz.
The Arts Club, London
Joining Fee: $2,500 Annual Fee: $1,250
Founded in 1863 by Charles Dickens of all people, the club was created with the vision uniting, artists, writers, and scientists all in the name of the intellectual pursuit. Legendary past members have included greats such as Rodin, Degas, and Liszt.
It boasts a well-stocked cigar room and one of the finest libraries of first-edition books in the United Kingdom. This one is actually slightly more affordable with US$1,900 joining fee and annual fees of US$1,900. It's just a little more about who you know.
The Private Island Owners Club
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It's not uncommon for billionaires to own islands. Basically, if you have 9 zeros in your bank account, you're part of the on Billionaires Owning Utopian Island Club. As we know, Richard Branson owns Necker Island, Mosquito island on the British Virgin Islands as well as Makepeace island situated off Australia's Sunshine Coastowns. Then there's Paul Allen of Microsoft who owns Allan island.
Vijay Mallya owns a string of islands north of the Maldives where he runs resorts, in addition, he owns the island of Thinnakkara off the coast of Lakshadweep. The Canadian-Indian billionaire Bob Dhillon (yes, that's his name) who owns a 2300 acre island in Central America.