Enjoy a lantern-lit walk through Newport’s historic streets. Learn about Newport’s early history including stories of rebellion, revolution and religious liberty. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children […]
Built in 1739, this historic site was a center for Rhode Island’s colonial government. Explore its significant history, including the surrounding square, and view a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. This is an interior tour that involves climbing flights of stairs. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and […]
During African American History month, discover the history of Newport’s people of color, enslaved and free. This tour looks at the places where the enslaved lived and labored, along with locations where free Black people built their enterprises and supported a new local industry. Weather conditions permitting, the tour concludes in the country’s oldest intact […]
From fetes to battles, explore Newport’s Old Quarter and hear stories about George Washington’s many connections to Newport. Presented by a guide wearing authentic historical clothing. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for […]
From the thriving colonial rum trade through the temperance movement and Prohibition era smuggling, learn about the changing role of alcohol in the community. This tour starts at the Museum of Newport History (127 Thames Street) ends at Stoneacre Brasserie where a historic drink will be served. *Participants must be 21 or older. This hour-long […]
Riots and rebellion, enemies and allies! Learn about Newport’s role in the American Revolution. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 5-12. Tour departs from the Museum […]
From Newport’s colonial Golden Age to Gilded Age summer colony, discover the transformation of the city and its people. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 5-12. […]
Hear stories of entrepreneurship, African American heritage and religious diversity during Newport’s colonial period. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 5-12. Tour departs from the Museum […]
See where scoundrels lived, pirates profited, and criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was known as “Rogue's Island.” Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages […]
Enjoy a lantern-lit walk through Newport’s historic streets. Learn about Newport’s early history including stories of rebellion, revolution and religious liberty. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children […]
Follow a guide in authentic historical clothing as she retraces the lives of the shopkeepers, tavern owners, teachers and more of 18th century Newport. This tour investigates the many entrepreneurial women who once lived and worked in this diverse seaport. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military […]
From Newport’s colonial Golden Age to Gilded Age summer colony, discover the transformation of the city and its people. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival button: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 5-12. […]