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Things to Do in Newport
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Astors' Beechwood
The original mistress of this oceanfront mansion, Caroline Schermerhorn... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Belcourt Castle
Richard Morris Hunt based his design for this 60-room mansion... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
The Breakers
The largest of the Newport mansions was built in 1895 for Cornelius... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Chateau-sur-Mer
Bellevue Avenue's first stone mansion was built in the Victorian... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Chepstow
This Italianate-style villa with a mansard roof is not as grand... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Cliff Walk
The spectacular 3½-mi Cliff Walk runs south along Newport's... |
Viewpoints, Trails | Newport |
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Colony House
This 1739 redbrick structure above downtown's Washington Square... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Common Burial Ground
On Farewell Street, which is lined with historic cemeteries... |
Cemeteries | Newport |
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Easton's Beach
Easton's Beach, also known as First Beach, is popular for its... |
Beaches | Newport |
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Fort Adams
Fort Adams, a small beach with a picnic area and lifeguards in... |
Beaches | Newport |
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Great Friends Meeting House
Built in 1699, this is the oldest house of worship in Rhode Island... |
Religious Sites | Newport |
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Hunter House
The French admiral Charles Louis d'Arsac de Ternay used this... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum
The photographs, memorabilia, and multimedia exhibits at the... |
Museums / Galleries | Newport |
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International Yacht Restoration School
This school, off Thames Street in a former power plant, lets... |
Educational Institutions | Newport |
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Isaac Bell House
Designed by McKim, Mead & White, this 1883 home for wealthy... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Kingscote
This Gothic Revival mansion, completed in 1841, was one of Newport's... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Marble House
One of the most opulent of the Newport mansions, Marble House... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Museum of Newport History
This restored brick market building houses a museum that explores... |
Museums / Galleries | Newport |
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Museum of Yachting
The museum has four displays: the Single-Handed Sailors Hall... |
Museums / Galleries | Newport |
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Newport Art Museum and Art Association
Richard Morris Hunt designed the Stick-style 1862 Victorian that... |
Museums / Galleries | Newport |
Newport Mansions
Architect Horace Trumbauer modeled this graceful 48-room French... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Norman Bird Sanctuary
About 7 mi of trails, from 0.25-mi to 1.2-mi long, loop through... |
Nature Preserves | Newport |
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Preservation Society of Newport County
Eleven historic properties are maintained by the Preservation... |
Architectural Sites | Newport |
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Redwood Library & Athenaeum
This Roman templelike building was built in 1747 and has been... |
Libraries | Newport |
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Rosecliff
Newport's most romantic mansion was built in 1902, commissioned... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
Rough Point
The late tobacco heiress and preservationist Doris Duke hosted... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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Sachuest Beach
Sachuest Beach, or Second Beach, east of First Beach in the Sachuest... |
Beaches | Newport |
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Third Beach
Third Beach, in the Sachuest Point area of Middletown, is on... |
Beaches | Newport |
Touro Synagogue
Jews were attracted by Rhode Island's religious tolerance; they... |
Religious Sites | Newport |
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Trinity Episcopal Church
This Colonial beauty was built in 1724 and modeled after London... |
Religious Sites | Newport |
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Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
This late-17th-century residence presents a window on the Colonial... |
Houses / Mansions | Newport |
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White Horse Tavern
William Mayes, the father of a successful and notorious pirate... |
Architectural Sites | Newport |