3.5 mile walk with panoramic ocean views --------------- From Website --------------- Craving serenity? Newport's enchanting 3.5-mile Cliff Walk is the perfect place for your moment of peace. Panoramic ocean views, crashing waves and the perfect amount of sea breeze on one side and stunning, century-old, Gilded Age mansions on the other; heaven is a place on earth.
Free Admission. Runs 11 am - 6 pm on Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19. ---------------- From Website ---------------- Historic Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport, RI, will host the 34th annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, on October 18th and 19th, 2025. Named one of the “10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,” by Coastal Living Magazine, this event is an open invitation for all to come back to the waterfront after the rush of the summer season! Honoring the “Harvest of the Sea,” the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival offers fresh, local seafood. Fish tacos, lobster rolls, stuffies, chowder, fried calamari, clams, oysters, signature cocktails and cold beer accompany continuous live music, and family fun, all beneath the Wharf’s colorful tents. Other neighboring restaurants and fisherman’s associations serve up their most celebrated seafood dishes as well as a few dishes for landlubbers and kids. Frozen lemonade, donuts, and kettle corn for your sweet tooth.
Newport is famous for its Gilded Age Mansions. While The Breakers is the most famous, as John D. Rockefellers Summer Getaway, their are other well-known Mansions as well, including The Elms and The Marble House. --- Address listed is for The Elms.
The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the Gilded Age.
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Historical place to eat in Newport. ----------------- From Website ----------------- Originally opened in 1673, The White Horse Tavern restaurant exudes colonial charm, but is anything but dated. The Tavern's culinary team brings a wealth of culinary experience and passion to the kitchen. In its historic dining rooms, enjoy our sophisticated and local cuisine along with extensive wine pairings from around the world. Join for a taste of 21st century Rhode Island in a colonial tavern that’s been serving locals and visitors for over 350 years.