Things To Do

Activities

Newport Mansions Tour

Explore The Breakers, Marble House, & Rosecliff Mansion Fun Fact: The Rosecliff Mansion is where Michelle & Arlen attended their first black tie event together for the Naval War College Holiday Ball

Cliff Walk

Start out at the entrance just before Easton Beach and end at Bailey Beach. From start to finish is about an hour but there are multiple points to pop out if you don't want to go the whole way. There is a trolley that you can hop on to take you back downtown at multiple points. Fun Fact: This is one of Michelle's favorite things to do in Newport and Arlen took her here the morning before he proposed

Cruise Newport Harbor

See our favorite place from a different viewpoint with a cruise around the harbor and into the Narragansett Bay!

Naval War College Museum

Please note an active Military ID is needed to access the base. If you are a civilian and would like to go to the museum please visit the website and see how to gain access. Fun Fact: The Naval War College is where Arlen met Drew who orchestrated setting Michelle & Arlen up!

Newport Vineyards & Restaurant

Fun Fact: Michelle and her Mom were on a girls weekend in Newport and this is where she told her about Cati & Drew wanting to set her up with Arlen

Restaurants

Castle Hill Inn

One of our favorite places in all of Newport for food, experience, and views. This is where we went on our first date in Newport and where we had our engagement dinner!

Thames Street Kitchen

Our favorite restaurant for a delicious meal and complete experience! This is where we went to dinner the night before we got engaged!

Bar 'Cino Newport

One of our favorite restaurants for a quick snack and drink or a whole meal!

White Horse Tavern

Fun Fact: This is America's oldest tavern and the place where the Connolly and Romano families had their first dinner together!

Scales & Shells

Our favorite seafood restaurant in Newport!

Midtown Oyster Bar

Great location, great food, and great drinks!

Bars

The Roof Deck at The Vanderbilt

Our favorite rooftop for the best views and drinks in town!

Surf Club

Our favorite bar on Thames to grab a drink outside and people watch! This is where we went after the Cliff Walk for a drink the day we got engaged!

Wally's Wieners

Go upstairs to the secret bar where they have the best espresso martinis!

Pour Judgement

Arlen's favorite dive bar and where he used to take over Touch Tunes and blast his favorite Whitney Houston songs

The Fastnet Pub

Our favorite local Irish bar!

Shopping

CK Bradley

Michelle's favorite place to shop and where she got the dress she got engaged in!

Kiel James Patrick Flagship Store

Arlen's favorite place to shop! If you walk in and say "gee I've seen these clothes before" chances are Arlen owns it =)