Newport Historic District - where is it? Walking tour?
 

Hi all, I'm heading to Newport, RI tomorrow, for a 3-day trip! I'm very interested in seeing colonial architecture.

But weirdly, I can't seem to find any guide to what part of the city has preserved its colonial architecture (or any other eras, really- equally interested in, say, Victorian architecture, or whatever). Any advice on the most interesting areas to walk around?

Also, does anyone know of any good walking tours during the week? I've heard the Historical Society gives great tours, but they only run Fri-Mon morning, sadly, when I won't be there.

http://www.cliffwalk.com/

http://www.newport-discovery-guide.c...ion-tours.html

We had a car and did a few of the mansion tours. Downtown is beautiful and the shops and restaurants excellent.

http://trainsri.com/

As you know, neither the mansions not the area they are in are colonial.

Much of the colonial architecture -- and there is a lot of it -- is in the area radiating out from the 18th century synagogue.

There is a Newport historical organization and an atheneum. For Reasons, I can't leave this page to google them for you. Gilbert Stuart's house on the mainland is colonial and interesting if you will have a car.

Great, thanks, Ackislander. I will aim for the area around the synagogue.

I definitely plan to see the 19th c. mansions, but I am equally interested in learning about and seeing the traces of Newport's colonial history. I'm very glad to hear there's a lot to see!

Having done next to no research (yes, I know), we were surprised and pleased to see that Newport has so much intact colonial architecture. We stayed at the Mill Street Inn, which was right in the thick of it and a very nice hotel:
http://www.millstreetinn.com