Regardless of your age, you will find something appealing about Newport. Young adults and college students will love the vibrant nightlife scene, with over 100 bars and restaurants to choose from in an easily walkable town. Combined with beautiful sandy beaches, water sports and some of the best sailing anywhere in the world, Newport is the ideal destination for just about anybody regardless of their interests.
Those getting married here will find countless options for a seaside wedding, including opulent mansions, historic homes or maybe even just the sand between your toes on the beach. Caterers, bands, wedding photographers and other wedding services are plentiful around Newport RI, and make the usual daunting task of planning a wedding fun and exciting for everyone that attends the festivities. Even young couples will enjoy the area, for its fine dining, shopping and historical mansion tours, and maybe a little surfing or just lounging in the sun with the waves crashing at your feet. Families, too, love to visit because they can enjoy our beaches, visit our own little interactive aquarium, and go for family bike rides around Newport's famous Ocean Drive.
Newport's history comes alive with indepth guided and self-guided walking tours all around the city. From Newport's colonial past to its religions and politics, these tours will stir the imagination against the backdrop of cobblestone streets and gas-lit street lanterns.
Guided tours of this colonial town's most haunted hotspots. Walking tour led by lantern, covers many historic homes and neighborhoods. Great fun!
The Tall Ships arrive in June for a 250 year celebration sail. Join Tall Ships, Twelve Metres, and world-class racing sailboats for a special regatta in the sailing capital of the world. A once-in-a-lifetime event for the whole family!
One of New England's premier outdoor flower shows, in an elegant Gilded Age setting at Marble House Mansion. Flower design, horticulture and lectures.
Every 4 years, the Newport to Bermuda Race takes the stage as an amazing spectacle of over 100 sailboats fill Newport Harbor for its official start. Castle Hill is THE place to see all the boats race by.
