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Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

3 days in Newport
Publish on 14th May 2024
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Day
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12pm  
Forty steps - Cliff walk
1. 3 to 3.5 mile one way -
1. 3 to 3.5 mile one way - 2h 16 mins avg - one way - beaches and mansions 2. start north to south, from Narragansett Ave instead of Memorial blvd 3. Forty steps - salve regins uni - breakers 4. break - between angle sea and rose cliff (great gasby mansion) - great palce to sit 5. marble house - Vanderbilt again - Chinese teas house - women's rights - small tunnel - half point 6. rough point - another mansion by Vanderbilt - land’s end - waves mansion - complete 7. bailey beach - coastline - further 8. get trolley to go back - 2$ - cash only - 67 via bellevue
3:30pm  
Motel 6 Newport, RI
5:30pm  
ocean drive
1. 10 miles - Start just off historic Bellevue Avenue -
1. 10 miles - Start just off historic Bellevue Avenue - pass by Gilded Age mansions, Hammersmith Farm - [Brenton Point State Park](https://www.discovernewport.org/listing/brenton-point-state-park/400/), [Fort Adams State Park](https://www.discovernewport.org/listing/fort-adams-state-park/3509/), and Gooseberry Beach, a favorite summertime spot. 2. at dawn when a sunrise palette paints the sky 3. You can start your journey from multiple locations. • **From downtown**: Begin at the intersection of Thames Street and Wellington Avenue. • **From Bellevue Avenue**: Begin at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Coggeshall Avenue, at the very end of Bellevue Avenue
7:30pm  
Castle Hill Lighthouse
1. Located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end
1. Located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. 2. Sunset spot 3. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. The lighthouse has become a symbol of Newport, and a frequent site for wedding photos, proposals, and tourist photos. Although the property is owned by the nearby Castle Hill Inn, the lighthouse is owned by the United States Coast Guard.
Day
2
 
11am  
Thames street
starts at long wharf (shopping places) used to piers
starts at long wharf (shopping places) used to piers
12pm  
BOWEN'S
BOWEN'S + BANNISTER'S WHARVES
BOWEN'S + BANNISTER'S WHARVES
1pm  
Newport Tower
Newport Tower may refer to: Newport Tower (Rhode Island) in Newport, Rhode Island Newport
Newport Tower may refer to: Newport Tower (Rhode Island) in Newport, Rhode Island Newport Tower (Jersey City) in Jersey City, New Jersey
1:30pm  
Secret Garden Tour In Newport RI
3pm  
Easton's Beach
4:30pm  
Newport Lobster Shack (Kitchen)
6pm  
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
Occupying a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island Sound, the
Occupying a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island Sound, the 242-acre (0.98 km2) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is a very popular site for the over 65,000 annual visitors each year. It is located in the southeasternmost part of the Town of Middletown. The refuge sports a newly renovated visitor center, over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of nature trails, viewing platforms, and a number of Refuge volunteers present to help visitors and to help in management of the refuge. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its fantastic saltwater fishing, and the presence of the largest winter population of harlequin ducks on the East Coast. Once a horse racing area, then a Naval communications site, and now a National Wildlife Refuge, the area is steeped in history. From salt marsh and beach strand habitats to upland shrub dominated lands, the refuge supports over 200 bird species, with such notable occasional visitors such as the peregrine falcon, northern harrier, and the snowy owl. Sachuest Point, along with the four other National Wildlife Refuges in the State, is administered by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge was closed following Hurricane Sandy due to damage from the storm. The refuge reopened on May 1, 2013. As of September 2013, the visitor center continues to operate with reduced hours due to the 2013 federal budget sequestration.
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3
 
11:30am  
The Breakers
The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point
The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area of 138,300 square feet (12,850 m2) and 62,482 square feet (5,804.8 m2) of living area on five floors, was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style; the interior decor was by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman Jr. The Ochre Point Avenue entrance is marked by sculpted iron gates, and the 30-foot-high (9.1 m) walkway gates are part of a 12-foot-high (3.7 m) limestone-and-iron fence that borders the property on all but the ocean side. The footprint of the house covers approximately 1 acre (4,000 m2) or 43,000 square feet of the 14 acres (5.7 ha) estate on the cliffs overlooking Easton Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994. It is also a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue Historic District. The property is owned and operated by the Newport Preservation Society as a museum and is open for visits all year. 1. 10 am to 4 pm 2. The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the **Gilded Age.** 3. $29
2:30pm  
Newport Car Museum
95+ cars on permanent display in seven galleries: Corvettes, Ford/Shelby, World Cars,
95+ cars on permanent display in seven galleries: Corvettes, Ford/Shelby, World Cars, Porsches, Fin Cars, Mopars and American Muscle. free parking! Tickets online or at the door. No rsvps needed. Open daily 10:00am - 5:00pm. $16 for students