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Astors' Beechwood
The original mistress of this oceanfront mansion, Caroline Schermerhorn...
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Belcourt Castle
Richard Morris Hunt based his design for this 60-room mansion...
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The Breakers
The largest of the Newport mansions was built in 1895 for Cornelius...
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Chateau-sur-Mer
Bellevue Avenue's first stone mansion was built in the Victorian...
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Chepstow
This Italianate-style villa with a mansard roof is not as grand...
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Cliff Walk
The spectacular 3½-mi Cliff Walk runs south along Newport's...
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Colony House
This 1739 redbrick structure above downtown's Washington Square...
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Common Burial Ground
Located on Farewell Street, which is lined with historic cemeteries...
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The Elms
Architect Horace Trumbauer modeled this graceful 48-room French...
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Great Friends Meeting House
Built in 1699, this is the oldest house of worship in Rhode Island...
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Hunter House
The French admiral Charles Louis d'Arsac de Ternay used this...
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International Tennis Hall of Fame
The photographs, memorabilia, and multimedia exhibits at the...
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International Yacht Restoration School
This school, off Thames Street in a former power plant, lets...
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Isaac Bell House
Designed by McKim, Mead & White, this 1883 home for wealthy...
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Kingscote
This Gothic Revival mansion, completed in 1841, was one of Newport's...
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Marble House
One of the most opulent of the Newport mansions, Marble House...
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Museum of Newport History
This restored brick market building houses a museum that explores...
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Museum of Yachting
The museum has four displays: the Single-Handed Sailors Hall...
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Newport Art Museum and Art Association
Richard Morris Hunt designed the Stick-style Victorian building...
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Norman Bird Sanctuary
Seven miles of trails, from ¼-mi to 1-1/5-mi long, loop...
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Ocean Drive
For a scenic drive along the waterfront, you can follow Ocean...
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Preservation Society of Newport County
Eleven historic properties are maintained by the Preservation...
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Redwood Library
This Roman templelike building, complete with Doric columns...
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Rosecliff
Newport's most romantic mansion was built in 1902, commissioned...
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Rough Point
The late tobacco heiress and preservationist Doris Duke hosted...
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Touro Synagogue
Jews, like Quakers and Baptists, were attracted by Rhode Island's...
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Trinity Church
This Colonial beauty was built in 1724 and modeled after London...
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Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
This late-17th-century residence presents a window on the fascinating...
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White Horse Tavern
William Mayes, the father of a successful and notorious pirate...
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