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Blithewold Mansion and Arboretum

Address: 101 Ferry Rd., Bristol, RI | Map It
Phone: 401/253-2707
www.blithewold.org

Category: Houses/Mansions, Gardens/Arboretums
Location: Bristol

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Fodor's Review:

The Blithewold Mansion and Arboretum is somewhat overlooked compared with the many lavish compounds in Newport, but this 33-acre estate merits a visit. You can tour the 45-room mansion, which dates to 1908 and is pattered after a 17th-century English manor—its contents include a mix of period antiques and reproduction pieces. But the real prize here are the gardens, trees, and dramatic 10-acre lawn fringing Narragansett Bay. There are more than 3,000 shrubs and trees, including the largest giant sequoia on the East Coast (it's nearly 100 feet tall).

Cost: $10
Open: Grounds daily 10-5, mansion mid-Apr.-mid-Oct. and Dec., Wed.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-3.

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