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Cliff Walk
One of Newport’s top attractions is the three-and-a-half mile walking trail that winds along the shoreline where many of the Gilded Age “Cottages” were built, so walkers are treated to the glorious New England coast on one side and the...
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Day Trip: Block Island
Block Island, approximately 12 miles south of mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles east of Montauk, is a charming vacation community filled with historic homes and boasting pretty beaches. The ferry to Block Island from Newport takes about one hour...
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Indagare Tours: Historical Walking Tours
Indagare members can contact our Bookings Team to arrange private neighborhood tours around Newport. Walks in town feature the colonial houses and meeting place for revolutionaries, pirates and early Americans, while tours of the Bellevue mansions will be via car...
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International Tennis Hall of Fame
Built as a “shrine to the ideals of the game,” the International Tennis Hall of Fame occupies the Newport Casino where the very first U.S. Open match was played in 1881. The building and its museum were recently restored and...
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Newport International Polo Series
The Newport polo series takes place each year from June through September. Most matches are played on Saturday afternoons and they take place at Glen Farm in Portsmouth, which is a short drive north of Newport.
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Newport Mansions
The Preservation Society of Newport County oversees the protection, preservation and presentation of the great historic mansions of Newport and has done so for more than sixty years. Among the extravagant houses that are worth a visit are The Breakers, the...
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Newport’s Beaches
First Beach, or Easton's Beach as it is commonly known, is a beloved spot for kayaking and surfing and during the summer, boasts a snack bar that serves lobster rolls as well as a Del's Lemonade truck. Gooseberry Beach sits...
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Rough Point
Doris Duke was the only daughter of an early energy industrialist who founded Duke University. When Mr. Duke died young, he left his fortune to his 12-year-old daughter who would become a supremely wealthy patron of charities and, in particular,...
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Sailing Schools and Tours
Newport is known as a sailing Mecca and has been knighted the Sailing Capital of the World. Indagare members can contact our Bookings Team to arrange private sailing charters, tours by water, boating lessons and arrange for fishing charters.
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Trinity Church
Built in 1698, this Episcopal church in the center of Newport still holds Sunday services and is the setting for many beautiful weddings. The gleaming white, pointed spire that rises above Queen Anne’s Square acts as the de facto center of town....
Newport & Coastal Rhode Island

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Newport celebrates its colonial architecture and Gilded Age mansions with style, but the region is as well-known and admired for its status as a Mecca for the sport of sailing. There are also festivals held throughout the year that bring great talent—and great crowds. In addition to the regattas held throughout the summer, there is a folk music festival in July, and a jazz festival in August.
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Nantucket
Nantucket is to New England what the Hamptons are to New York; an elite, elegant and chic escape from the city. But with nary a traffic light in sight, Nantucket entrances visitors with its old whaling town charm, and surprisingly low-key glamour.
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Hamptons
A series of villages strung along the eastern tip of Long Island, the Hamptons are a beloved summer escape for chic New Yorkers. With a combination of glammed up farmland and miles of gorgeous beaches, this summer colony continues to...