Sights & Attractions in Newport County

Things to Do in Newport

Name	Category	Location

Belcourt Castle Richard Morris Hunt based his design for this 60-room mansion...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

The Breakers The 70-room summer estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, president...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Chateau-sur-Mer Built in 1852 as an Italianate-style villa for China trade merchant...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Chepstow Though not as grand as other Newport mansions, this Italianate-style...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Colony House Completed in 1741, this National Historic Landmark on Washington...	Historic Districts / Sites	Newport


Common Burial Ground Among those buried in this graveyard, which dates back to the...	Local Interest-Sight, Historic Districts / Sites, Cemeteries	Newport

Easton's Beach Easton's Beach, also known as First Beach, is a ¾-mi-long...	Beaches	Newport

The Elms Architect Horace Trumbauer modeled this graceful 48-room French...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Fort Adams State Park The largest coastal fortification in the United States is at...	Beaches, Historic Districts / Sites	Newport

Great Friends Meeting House The oldest house of worship in Rhode Island reflects the quiet...	Religious Sites, Architectural Sites, Historic Districts / Sites	Newport

Hunter House The oldest house owned and maintained by the Preservation Society...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum Tennis fans and lovers of history, art, and architecture will...	Museums / Galleries	Newport

International Yacht Restoration School Visitors to IYRS can watch work being done on historically significant...	Educational Institutions	Newport

Isaac Bell House Revolutionary in its design when it was completed in 1883, the...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Kingscote This Gothic Revival mansion completed in 1841 for Georgia plantation...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Marble House One of the most opulent of the Newport mansions, Marble House...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

National Museum of American Illustration This museum exhibits original work by Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker...	Museums / Galleries	Newport

Newport Art Museum Celebrating its centennial in 2012, the Newport Art Museum and...	Museums / Galleries	Newport

Newport Historical Society Museum & Shop at Brick Market The Newport Historical Society's guided walking and site tours...	Tours	Newport

Norman Bird Sanctuary Stroll through the woods or hike to the top of Hanging Rock for...	Nature Preserves	Newport

Preservation Society of Newport County Founded in 1945 by a group of community members to save Newport's...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions, Architectural Sites, Historic Districts / Sites	Newport

Redwood Library & Athenaeum In 1747, Abraham Redwood gave 500 pounds sterling to purchase...	Museums / Galleries, Historic Districts / Sites, Libraries	Newport

Rosecliff Built in 1902, Newport's most romantic mansion was commissioned...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Rosemary & Thyme The Brie, pear, and prosciutto sandwich on a grilled baguette...	Restaurants	Newport

Rough Point Tobacco heiress and preservationist Doris Duke furnished her...	Houses / Mansions	Newport

Sachuest Beach Sachuest Beach, or Second Beach, in Middletown, is a beautiful...	Beaches	Newport

Third Beach Third Beach on the Sakonnet River is more peaceful than the nearby...	Beaches	Newport

Touro Synagogue In 1658, more than a dozen Jewish families whose ancestors had...	Religious Sites	Newport

Trinity Episcopal Church George Washington once sat in the distinguished visitor pew close...	Religious Sites, Cemeteries	Newport

Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House As Newport's oldest house museum, this late-17th-century residence...	Houses / Mansions, Historic Districts / Sites	Newport

White Horse Tavern America's oldest tavern was originally built in 1652 as a two-room...	Architectural Sites, Historic Districts / Sites, Restaurants	Newport
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