THINGS TO DO IN NEWPORT AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Tour the Mansions - The Breakers, The Elms, Marble house or Rosecliff (Breakers most opulent/Vanderbilts, Elms are favorite grounds and used in tv show The Guilded Age, Marble house owner known for women’s suffrage, Rosecliff known for filming of Great Gatsby & ending of True lies along with 27 Dresses.

Newport Art Museum
Audrain Car Museum (or larger one in Portsmouth)
Comedy Club at Firehouse
Ocean drive starting in town @ King park, following along to Fort Adams (has a tour too), if you go just past the Eisenhower house, you can see Hammersmith farm (Jackie Kennedy’s stepfathers property on this is where they had their wedding reception) continue along ocean drive to Brenton state park.
Cliff walk & 40 steps- paved path along the water
Sailing museum
Save The Bay Aquarium
Trolley Tour
Ice skating- goat island
Museum of Newport History
Tour St. Mary’s Church- where the Kennedy’s were married (pew still there)
Bristol is town where first 4th was. Cute town with history
Boston- USS Constitution museum, North End, tons of museums, aquarium etc.

RESTAURANTS IN NEWPORT

The Mooring- known for Bag of donuts (like hush puppies with seafood-Judge Judy has a table there) Good seafood and atmosphere
Mori Sushi
22 Bowens $$$
Jo’s Bistro for Fish n Chips
Brick Alley- American food and huge menu- nachos are giant!
Midtown oyster bar- oysters
CRU cafe- breakfast and lunch (Big portions and excellent food only open 8-3)
Castle Hill- excellent Sunday brunch. Reservations are required. There is a lighthouse on this property you can walk to from the parking lot after brunch.
White Horse Tavern- oldest tavern in US. Jackie Kennedy had her own spot upstairs