Newport, Rhode Island | Travel Guide & Recommended Attractions 🌊

With its rocky coastlines and sandy beaches, Newport was once known as “America’s Premier Resort Destination” during the Gilded Age (1870–1900). Today, 7 out of its 11 historic villas have become National Historic Landmarks and are open to the public for tours. Recommended Check-In Spots: 1️⃣ The BreakersThe largest of all the “summer cottages,” The Breakers is an Italian Renaissance-style palace belonging to the Vanderbilt family. Another Vanderbilt residence, Marble House, was inspired by Marie Antoinette’s Petit Trianon at Versailles. The Elms is an 1850s French chateau-style mansion, while Rosecliff mimics the Grand Trianon (the French king’s garden palace at Versailles).🕗 Opening Hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm🎫 Tickets: $29 for adults, $10 for children (ages 6–12)🚘 Transportation: Self-driving (on-site parking available) 2️⃣ Cliff Walk (National Recreation Trail)Stretching approximately 5.6 kilometers, this trail is located in Newport’s National Historic District. As you walk, you’ll pass by the garden mansions of celebrities and millionaires 🏰. 3️⃣ Easton’s Beach & Sachuest Beach Easton’s Beach (nicknamed “First Beach”) features a carousel on the sand. Sachuest Beach (known as “Second Beach”), adjacent to the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, is perfect for surfing 🏄. 4️⃣ Fort Adams State ParkThis is the ideal spot to admire the Newport Bridge and Goat Island Lighthouse 🗼. 5️⃣ Mohegan BluffsThese nearly 60-meter-tall bluffs offer panoramic views of some of New England’s most beautiful coastlines 🌅. 6️⃣ Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) & RISD MuseumOne of America’s most distinguished art and design schools 🎨. #SeeTheWorldToShapeYourWorldview #USATravel #TheBreakers #RhodeIsland #USAroadTrip #NewYork #BostonLife