Newport County

A seaside county in southern Rhode Island, where Newport's Gilded Age mansions, Cliff Walk and sailing culture are famous along the East Coast.

Newport County is in southeastern Rhode Island and covers parts of Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Conanicut Island and mainland areas on the eastern shore. Newport was once a summer retreat for America's wealthy, and Gilded Age mansions such as The Breakers and Marble House are open for tours; along the Cliff Walk, the Atlantic lies on one side and the mansions' lawns on the other, and Ocean Drive is ideal for a scenic drive. This is a famous sailing capital, and the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals are held in summer. Summer is the best time. The gateway is T.F. Green Airport in Providence.

Destinations

• Newport, Rhode Island

Itineraries

• New England Six-State Loop – A grand loop from Boston covering all six states, including the Maine Coast, White Mountains, Vermont, the Berkshires…
• Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast Islands – From Yale, heading east along the coast through Mystic, Block Island and Newport to Providence.