Alaina & David

Alaina & David

June 5, 2025 • Newport, RI
34 Days To Go!
Alaina & David

Alaina & David

June 5, 2025 • Newport, RI
34 Days To Go!

Things to Do

Discover Newport

44 Long Wharf Mall, Newport RI 02840

Reference Discover Newport's website for top places to stay, eat + drink, things to do, events, and more for your stay during our wedding!

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Newport Mansions Preservation Society

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424 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 847-1000

Visit our venue, Rosecliff Mansion (pictured), and other Gilded Age mansions, such as the Breakers, once owned by the Vanderbilt family, the Marble House, the Elms, and more.

Cliff Walk

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117 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 845-5544

Winding its way along the eastern shore of Aquidneck Island, the Cliff Walk is world famous as a public access walk that combines the natural beauty of Newport's shoreline with the architectural history of the city's Gilded Age. Wildflowers, birds, and geology all add to this 3.5 miles of delightful walk.

Newport Gilded Age Mansion Trolley Tour

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23 America's Cup Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 207-6762

The guide starts the tour by covering Newport's Colonial downtown area and its rich history. The trolley then proceeds to breathtaking Ocean Drive, where you'll begin to see Gilded Age mansions. The comes Bellevue Ave Mansion Row in the Cliff Walk area, where the guide shows you the stunning "summer cottages" and talks about the millionaire barons who once owned them. The tour then winds down in the waterfront downtown shopping and dining district where the guide covers all the contemporary activities available in Newport.

Second Beach

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315 Sachuest Point Rd, Middletown, RI 02842, USA

The site of our first date! This beach is right down the street from Atlantic Beach Hotel if you want to spend some time in the sun and by the ocean.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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194 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 849-3990

In the center of downtown Newport, you can visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame, which includes a museum, group touring options, 13 grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility with three courts, three outdoor hard courts, one green clay court, a court tennis facility, and a theatre.

Audrain Auto Museum

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Audrain Building, 222 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 856-4420

Located right next to the Tennis Hall of Fame, the Audrain Auto Museum has access to collections containing over 400 cars and motorcycles ranging from brass era Veteran cars to Supercars of today. Each year, the museum displays four unique, imaginatively curated thematic exhibitions to entertain all generations and stylistic preferences.

Newport Car Museum

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1947 W Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871, USA
(401) 848-2277

While a little bit of a drive from Newport (15-20 minutes), the private collection of 100+ automobiles at the Newport Car Museum focuses on eight decades of modern industrial automotive design and celebrates cars as works of art. @Grandpa James and @Mr. Fleahman.

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

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365 Thames St, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 324-5761

On land ... for those who get seasick.

Newport Art Museum

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76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 848-8200

Art unlike what we were drawing when we met in art class.

Naval War College Museum

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Luce Ave, Newport, RI 02841, USA
(401) 856-5270

"The corporate memory of the Navy in the region."

Fort Adams State Park

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80 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 847-2400

A public recreation and historic area preserving Fort Adams, a large coastal fortification located at the harbor mouth in Newport, Rhode Island, was active from 1841 through the first half of the 20th century.

Block Island Ferry

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304 Great Island Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA
(401) 783-7996

A one-hour ferry ride to the quintessential island experience.

Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry

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1347 Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown, RI 02852, USA
(401) 295-4040

The set of Jaws! Swim in the water at your own risk.

The Chanler at Cliff Walk

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117 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(401) 847-1300

Newport's 5-star hotel at the top of the Cliff right along the Cliff Walk. Experience their Ca' del Bosco Wine Garden on the lawn overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Castle Hill Inn

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590 Ocean Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA
(888) 466-1355

Looking for a place to have drinks and sit on a lawn overlooking the water? Look no further than Castle Hill Inn, wherein you can enjoy drinks and a sunset right by the water.