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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 67 attractions in Newport

There is no better way to experience scenic Newport, RI than on a Segway PT. Take a guided tour or rent a Segway PT and explore Newport on your own.

Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 67 attractions in Newport

Located on Bellevue Avenue are the famous estates of such people as the Vanderbilts.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 67 attractions in Newport

Newport mansion built in 1852.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 67 attractions in Newport

A scenic 3.5 mile walkway that borders the back lawn of The Breakers and many other Newport mansions.

Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area; Hiking trail; Historic walking area; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 67 attractions in Newport

Built as a Gothic Revival vacation home for a Georgia planter, the home is a National Historic Landmark. The home includes glass bricks designed by the famous stained-glass artist, Tiffany.

Attraction type: Historic home; Landmark/point of interest; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 67 attractions in Newport

The most impressive of the Newport mansions, this 13-acre estate received its name from the cherished view of waves crashing against rocks. The Italian Renaissance summer "cottage," whose construction

Attraction type: Historic home; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 67 attractions in Newport

French-style mansion built for coal magnate Edward Berwind.

Attraction type: Historic home; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 67 attractions in Newport
Attraction type: Ship
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 67 attractions in Newport

This museum, dedicated to preserving the history of tennis, is housed in the old Newport Casino and includes interactive exhibits.

Attraction type: Sports museum; Sports complex; Landmark/point of interest; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 67 attractions in Newport

The old-timers call this the "10 mile drive."  While it's new name over the decades has become "Ocean Drive" this roadway is literally 10 miles of spectacular wide-open views of the Atlantic Ocean and

Attraction type: Scenic drive; Scenic/historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 67 attractions in Newport
Attraction type: Historic home; Other; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 67 attractions in Newport

Dedicated in 1762, this is the oldest synagogue in the United States.

Attraction type: Religious site; Historic site; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 67 attractions in Newport

Visitors are awestruck by this grand mansion, modeled after a French palace and used in the films "High Society" and "The Great Gatsby."

Attraction type: Historic home; Other; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 67 attractions in Newport
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 67 attractions in Newport

This trail linking Newport and Bristol contains the greatest concentration of America's heritage sites.

Attraction type: Trail
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 67 attractions in Newport

Dating back to 1750, this is the oldest subscription library in the United States.

Attraction type: Library; Historic site; Art gallery; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 67 attractions in Newport
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 67 attractions in Newport

There is a wonderful mansion not to be missed- it is ROUGH POINT, the home of Doris Duke. It was built for a Vanderbilt, and purchased by Doris's father in 1922. She used this house in her adult...

Attraction type: Historic home; Other; Tour; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 67 attractions in Newport

Estate owned by the Astor Family.

Attraction type: Historic home; Theatre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 67 attractions in Newport

Well-known church in Newport where John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy were married in 1953.

Attraction type: Religious site; Other
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