Newport Things to Do

Belcourt Castle is a unique medieval-style mansion and is one of the few great Newport homes still privately owned. Tour guides of the sixty room museum will tell you of the rich history of the armor collection and Renaissance... more

The Old Stone Mill is a mystery to gaze at and wonder upon. Did the Norsemen build this upside down masterpiece, or was it born during colonial times for use as a baptismal font? Conjecture for the use of the tower is as varied... more

Common Burying Ground is made up of graves of colonists in Newport who were mainly African slaves and their descendants. This is one of the oldest known African burial grounds in America. It has the first African artwork in the... more

Rosecliff mansion overlooks Cliff Walk and the Atlantic Ocean. The mansion was commissioned in 1889 by a Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs and was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White in the fas... more

A quiet pause in a busy day can be found in the restful green trim and polished mahogany of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Founded in 1747 on the principle of establishing good for mankind, and designed by American architec... more

This is a troupe of actors who are an in-house performing company at the Astor's Beechwood Mansion. They tour the country or interact at your event and greet corporate guests. This theatre company will act as greeters at your P... more

Attend open house programs by the ocean at beautiful Salve Regina University, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Newport. Interviews are not required, but it is suggested that prospective students first visit the campus and cha... more

If you have the inclination to participate in the watersport culture that fuels Newport, this may be your place to explore. Not only do they rent equipment and vehicles, they also offer custom boat tours, fishing trips and para... more

On Bellevue Avenue, there was (and is) an exclusive men's club called the Newport Reading Room. One member was James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the wealthy publisher of the New York Herald. He persuaded a friend to ride a hors... more

Awful takes on a new meaning after a visit to this casual, child-friendly diner. The Newport Creamery serves its own special concoction of ice cream and syrup milkshake, called an Awful, Awful, or an Awful, Awful with Attitude... more