Newport, RI Attractions
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Newport, in Narragansett Bay, also made its name as a shipbuilding town, and it is still an important yachting port. Its main role, however, has been as an exclusive summer resort patronized by New York society which has preserved much evidence of its past.
The main tourist attractions of Newport are its sumptuous holiday residences of the 18th and 19th centuries, ranging from English-style country houses to neo-baroque palaces. The most splendid of them all is The Breakers, a 70-room mansion in the style of an Italian palazzo built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, still with its original decoration and furnishings.
The main tourist attractions of Newport are its sumptuous holiday residences of the 18th and 19th centuries, ranging from English-style country houses to neo-baroque palaces. The most splendid of them all is The Breakers, a 70-room mansion in the style of an Italian palazzo built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, still with its original decoration and furnishings.
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Newport Surroundings
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North Kingstown - Quonset Air Museum
(In North Kingstown, Rhode Island)
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North Kingstown - Smith's Castle
(In North Kingstown, Rhode Island)
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Saunderstown - Casey Farm
(In Saunderstown, Rhode Island)
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Saunderstown - Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
(In Saunderstown, Rhode Island)
Cliff Walk, Newport
Middletown, Newport
Jamestown, Newport
Narragansett - South County Museum, Newport
Old Stone Mill, Newport
Portsmouth - Green Animals Topiary Garden, Newport
International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum, Newport
