✨ Rhode Island Hidden Gems: Newport + Providence ✨

Reviving my old account just to share this underrated Rhode Island itinerary! 🏰 NEWPORT ADVENTURES 1️⃣ Servant Life Tour @ The Elms → 75-min behind-the-scenes tour of Gilded Age labor life + secret tunnels + rooftop access! 👵 The guide was hilarious and full of stories. 2️⃣ The Breakers → 1st floor = opulent AF | 2nd floor = "cozy" by Vanderbilt standards. Did these people even sleep? 3️⃣ The Elms → A socialite’s playground—with a *5-floor "backstage"* staff area that’s wilder than Downton Abbey. 4️⃣ The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar → As a Californian, I’m shocked: their pasta > lobster?! 🤯 (But still get the lobster roll.) 🍽️ PROVIDENCE (Summer Edition) With Brown students gone, the city feels eerily empty—but the food slays: Pastiche Fine Desserts: Juiciest fruit tart ever 🍓 (but skip the basic tiramisu). Den Den Cafe: Bibimbap that hits the spot. 🥄 PVD Noodle Bar: Huge, smoky yakitori skewers—ideal for late-night cravings. 🍢 #RhodeIsland #NewportMansions #ProvidenceEats #BostonDayTrip #NYCWeekend 🚗💨