Things To Do
Cliff Walk
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.
The Breakers
Take a tour of The Breakers, the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial preeminence in turn of the century America.
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
Originally founded in 1999 by four college friends, Newport Craft Brewing Co. was the original production craft brewery in Rhode Island and has since created more than 100 distinctive beers while keeping things local and authentic. In addition to craft brews, their Newport location also distills, ages, and bottles an assortment of gin, vodka, amaro, single-barrel rum, moonshine, and whiskey.
Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
A beverage and culinary destination that blends together award-winning wine, fresh craft beer, farm to table dining experiences and unique events situated on over 100-acres of preserved farmland. Experience a touch of Napa just minutes from Newport, RI.
White Horse Tavern
The White Horse Tavern is the “oldest operating restaurant in the U.S.” and is acknowledged as the 10tholdest in the world, having served guests since 1673. The menu in this cozy colonial tavern (complete with wood-burning fireplaces) includes fresh seafood and other local ingredients, along with a selection of beer, wine, and cocktails.
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the United States. A building of exquisite beauty and design, it is considered one of the ten most architecturally distinguished buildings of colonial America. In his famous letter to the “Hebrew Congregation in Newport,” written in 1790, President George Washington pledged that our new nation would give “to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” The Loeb Visitors Center offers two floors of interactive exhibits that enhance the visitor experience.
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
Officially the Church of the Holy Name of Mary, Our Lady of the Isle, is the oldest Catholic parish in the state and is also notable for hosting the wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator, later President, John F. Kennedy in 1953.