Beer tourism has continued to grow over the past few years. People go on “beercations” just to visit a specific brewery, beer festival, or other beer-related activity. With ten local breweries nearby, you can certainly build an entire vacation around sampling a few...
Read the Latest News, Events, and Specials From Our Blog
Experience the Beauty and Fun of Autumn in Newport
The summer months have come to an end but there are lots of exciting events on the schedule for Newport. The air has turned crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and the fun has just begun. Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week – September 30 – October 3,...
Welcome Spring at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
The warmth and light of spring is upon us! One of the best places on Rhode Island to experience the blossoming of the season is Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum! Blithewold is a 33-acre estate overlooking Narragansett Bay in Bristol. It is considered one of...
The Automobile as Art at the Newport Car Museum
Whether you’re a fan of classic cars, mid-century design, or beautifully curated art exhibits, you’ll love the Newport Car Museum. The Newport Car Museum displays seven decades of international, modern industrial automotive design as art worth celebrating. What are...
Play Tennis at the International Tennis Hall of Fame!
Visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI to learn all about the sport: its history, legends, and current stars. Maybe you can even get in a game on one of the grass courts! The International Tennis Hall of Fame was established in 1954 by Jimmy Van...
Save The Bay Seal Tours on Narragansett Bay
Come see Rhode Island’s state mammal in its natural habitat with Save The Bay Seal Tours on Narragansett Bay! Summer isn’t the only time you can enjoy a boat tour of Narragansett Bay. In fact, the only time you can see harbor seals in the bay is right now – winter!...
Discover the Unusual on a Beneath The Breakers Mansion Tour
Go on a “Beneath The Breakers Mansion Tour” and discover a side of Newport, RI’s most famous mansion that you’ve never seen before! Newport is well known for its collection of Gilded Age mansions. These lush “summer cottages” that overlook the sea were built around...
Tour & Taste Locally Made Craft Beers at Newport, RI Breweries
Rhode Island is home to many excellent craft brewers, a number of which are right here in Newport County. Come experience locally made craft beers and maybe even tour Newport, RI Breweries. For beer fans, regional, small batch brewers make travel that much more...
Newport Mansions Christmas Tours and Other 2018 Holiday Events
Rhode Island knows how to celebrate the holidays and the coming months are loaded with events. Few are as popular as the annual Newport Mansions Christmas Tour, however, beginning November 17th and running ’til January 1st, 2019. Rhode Island’s Newport Mansions are...
The National Museum of American Illustration Will Draw You In
Rhode Island’s National Museum of American Illustration exhibits original artworks of over 150 illustrators from the Golden Age of American Illustration. If you’re a fan of Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell, or others like them you owe it to yourself to visit. The...