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The Best Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island

Esquire

July 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Best Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island

Play tennis on a grass court at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Walk the Cliff Walk.

Sleep in a lighthouse.

Tour the Breakers.

Finish your Clarke Cooke House meal with a Snowball in Hell.

Take a bike tour along the rails.

Take in a music festival.

Visit the Blue Garden.

Stomp the divots at a polo match.

Go wine tasting at a vineyard.

Go beer tasting at a brewery, too.

Have dinner at one of the oldest restaurants in the world.

Peruse the stacks at the Redwood Library.

Sail in Newport Harbor.

Attend America's oldest Fourth of July parade.

Go for a scenic joyride on Ocean Drive.

Chow down on a lobster roll.

Visit Newport's new sailing museum.

Shop and eat on Newport's wharfs.

Go fly a kite.

Enjoy a lobster boil followed by a sunset sail on a tall ship.

Head to the beach.

Tour some of America's earliest houses of worship.

Have an al fresco cocktail.

Watch a movie outdoors with a crowd.

Take a trolley tour of the city.

Attend the Newport Flower Show.

Learn about Newport history on a walking tour.

Get out and about during Daffodil Days.

Learn how to sail.

Visit Blithewold.

See some prized automobiles.

Organize a clambake.

Take in the view from Beavertail Lighthouse and Museum.

Have a rooftop cocktail.

Find all nine lighthouses on the Classic Coast.

Go birding at Norman Bird Sanctuary.

Go for a ride along the East Bay Bike Path.

Get a bird's eye view of the area.

Explore Tiverton Four Corners.

Go for a walk around Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.

Visit the Naval War College.

Celebrate Christmas in Newport.

Visit Fort Adams State Park.

Explore Newport's burgeoning restaurant scene during Newport Restaurant Week.

See some awe-inspiring topiaries at Green Animals.

Find your favorite new burger at Burger Bender.

Take a Newport Foodies tour.

Get scared on a ghost tour.

Choose your favorite food festival—or attend them all.

Go ice skating at a rink with a view of the Newport Bridge.

Choose a pumpkin at the Trinity Square Pumpkin Patch.

Have a picnic on a Newport Mansion lawn.

The Best Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island

Newport may be best known for its stunning Gilded Age mansions that were once home to famous families like the Vanderbilts, Kennedys, and Astors, but beyond its excessive exterior, the city and its surrounding area offer an enviable range of activities and destinations. From taking a stroll along the Cliff Walk to sampling the most unique dessert in town, here are the best things to do in Newport.

David Gleeson

From the most impressive Gilded Age mansions to tour to the restaurants you can't miss, here are the best things to do in Newport, Rhode Island.

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