Purchase tickets at NewportHistoryTours.org. 

Discover the early history of Newport’s people of color, enslaved and free on the Creative Survival tour. Explore the places where enslaved people lived and labored, along with locations where free African-Americans built their enterprises and supported a new local industry.

This hour-long walking tour departs from the Colony House and cost $15 per person, $10 for Newport Historical Society members and active duty military. Tickets must be purchased online at NewportHistoryTours.com; cash payments are not accepted.

All tours follow social distancing guidelines with participants wearing a cloth or medical face mask and groups staying six feet apart from anyone outside of their “quaranteam.”. Tours will not exceed ten participants and visitors will be asked a series of screening questions to ensure the health of everyone attending. For more details visit NewportHistoryTours.org, call the Museum of Newport History & Shop at 401-841-8770 or email tours@newporthistory.org.