Events & Attractions

Touro Synagogue is the oldest in the U.S. (1759)

If you intend to spend a good deal of time in downtown Newport, try to get accommodations as close to town as possible. Because of its age, Newport was designed as a walking town and parking can be hard to find. Try to walk between destinations and don't forget that cabs are plentiful and cheap around town.

Guided Motor and Walking Tours

The city of Newport was built long before the automobile and begs to be walked to fully appreciate its historic nature. Take an hour and walk through the neighborhoods of Historic Hill or The Point. The Cliff Walk also offers visitors a 3-mile stretch of coastline walkway on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Newport's mansions. Tours that have websites have links in blue and if you want to explore them further, clicking on them will open a new window to view the site. When done, simply close the window to return to DN.com. Happy walking!

Featured Walking/Guided Motor Tours

Access Tours
PO Box 4146
Newport RI (877)868-7774

Whether you want to visit one mansion or have an entire tour of Newport, its famed Ocean Drive and stunning architecture, Access Tours has a package to fit your needs. Use their tour services to explore another side of Newport, and they will take you to museums, beaches, sailing, antiquing, wine tastings or whatever interests you!

Leisure Limousine
1980 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI (10 min from Newport)
(401)683-2683

Tour Newport in style with a company with over 20 years experience- from vans to buses to classic limos and Hummers, you can count on the professionals at Leisure Limo to deliver on service and quality. Leisure Limousines can show you and your tour group Newport first-hand, from the comfort and elegance of a chauffeured limousine.

Newport Vineyards and Winery
909 East Main Road
Middletown RI (401)848-5161

Leave the hustle and bustle of Newport for a couple of hours and take a tour of a real working vineyard just 5 minutes from downtown. Learn about the process of winemaking, how our special climate makes the grapes grow better, and the different varietals produced at the vineyard. Fun for everyone! Tours daily at 1pm and 3pm. Wine tastings all day.

Select Walking/Guided Motor Tours

Newport Historical Society Guided Tours
82 Touro Street
Newport RI (401)846-0813

Guided walking tours of Historic Hill, the Point, Cliff Walk, and Newport's African-American and Religious heritage.

Newport's Cliff Walk
Beginning at Memorial Boulevard and ending at Bailey's Beach at the end of Bellevue Avenue/Ocean Drive.

Newport's most famous walk, and with good reason. Our favorite time of year to go is in mid to late fall, when the still-warm ocean breezes feel great on a chilly day. The first half is mainly paved with occasional rocks and steps and offers breathtaking unobstructed views of some of Newport's mansions. The brave can venture further onto rocks and dirt paths past more mansions like Doris Duke's Rough Point and end up at Ledge Road or Bailey's Beach.

Newport History Tours
127 Thames Street at the Brick Market
Newport, RI (401)841-8770

Feel transported back to colonial times as you explore neighborhoods brimming with history. Enjoy an evening lantern tour, a family-oriented history detective tour or a visit inside the historic Friends Meeting House.

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