The Breakers is a Vanderbilt mansion located on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The building became a National Historic Landmark in 1994 and is a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue Historic District. It is owned and operated by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for visitation on a year-round basis.
New Englanders always ate their clams steamed, raw on the half shell or chopped in chowda. In 1936, a Massachusetts man suggested that clams may taste good fried. Since that day New Englanders have sought out the very best fried clams. When Flo’s Drive-in opened in 1936, they knew to look no further! For all these years, Flo’s has consistently offered fresh, tender, sweet, plump clams lightly dusted in a batter and fried just right. To taste what New Englanders have been craving for years, everybody knows……YOU GOTTA GO TO FLO’S!
Following a visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the early 1950s, Jimmy Van Alen, then-President of the Newport Casino, and his wife Candy, decided that tennis also needed a place to honor its great figures. The Newport Casino was in danger of demolition, and with its rich tennis history, it was the perfect spot to establish a hall of fame. Jimmy Van Alen successfully lobbied the leadership of the United States Lawn Tennis Association to sanction the establishment of a National Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. The venerable Newport Casino became the National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum and was officially recognized by the International Tennis Federation in 1986.
Want to see everything but think you'll be short on time? Hop a trolley tour and choose from 1 of two packages. Tour 1 is a fully narrated tour that covers 90 points of interest, including the famous mansions along Bellevue Avenue, Cliff Walk, Fort Adams, Ocean Drive, and much more. Tour 2 includes all the attractions and fun included in Tour 1, PLUS a tour inside of "The Breakers Mansion."
Along with the many historic colonial homes here, Thames Street is home to countless shops, restaurants and bars. Beginning at Farewell Street and ending at Morton Avenue, explore unique Newport shops such as Thames Street Glass, Accidental Artist, Muse, Music Box and Aardvark Antiques.