Articles https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/ Articles and Important Information for Newport Rhohe Island Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:08:08 +0000 Afar: 5 Charming Small Towns in Rhode Island for Lighthouses, Ice Cream, and Beautiful Beaches https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-5-charming-small-towns-in-rhode-island-for-lighthouses-ice-cream-and-beautiful-beaches/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-5-charming-small-towns-in-rhode-island-for-lighthouses-ice-cream-and-beautiful-beaches/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-5-charming-small-towns-in-rhode-island-for-lighthouses-ice-cream-and-beautiful-beaches/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Providence and Newport swim in attention from Rhode Island visitors, but there’s plenty to see beyond the city and the sea in the Ocean State. Here are five destinations, from quiet New England harbor

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Sports Travel: Newport’s Hall of Fame Summer of Tennis Expands https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/sports-travel-newports-hall-of-fame-summer-of-tennis-expands/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/sports-travel-newports-hall-of-fame-summer-of-tennis-expands/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/sports-travel-newports-hall-of-fame-summer-of-tennis-expands/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Billing itself as The Classic Coast, it was the host of last year’s U.S. Senior Open and next June will be the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race, the 100th year of a partnership between the Cruising Club of

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Afar: HBO Max’s Gilded Age Is Back. Experience It for Yourself in Newport, Rhode Island https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-hbo-maxs-gilded-age-is-back-experience-it-for-yourself-in-newport-rhode-island/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-hbo-maxs-gilded-age-is-back-experience-it-for-yourself-in-newport-rhode-island/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/afar-hbo-maxs-gilded-age-is-back-experience-it-for-yourself-in-newport-rhode-island/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

In the first season of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning The Gilded Age, the women of the Van Rhijn family discuss the invitation of social climber Bertha Russell to an upcoming party in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Elle Decor: 7 Gilded Age Homes Where You Can Live Like the Astors https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/elle-decor-7-gilded-age-homes-where-you-can-live-like-the-astors/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/elle-decor-7-gilded-age-homes-where-you-can-live-like-the-astors/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/elle-decor-7-gilded-age-homes-where-you-can-live-like-the-astors/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Gilded Age barons of industry constructed extravagant homes—year-round mansions and summer “cottages”—that were more palaces to their wealth than practical residences. Notable families like the

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Business Insider: See inside the historic homes where 'The Gilded Age' was filmed in Newport, RI https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/business-insider-see-inside-the-historic-homes-where-the-gilded-age-was-filmed-in-newport-ri/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/business-insider-see-inside-the-historic-homes-where-the-gilded-age-was-filmed-in-newport-ri/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/business-insider-see-inside-the-historic-homes-where-the-gilded-age-was-filmed-in-newport-ri/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

If you weren't an heiress, coal magnate, or railroad tycoon, you probably wouldn't have made the guest list at Gilded Age parties. Those gatherings were reserved for the wealthiest, most powerful

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World Atlas: 9 Prettiest Downtown Strips In Rhode Island https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/world-atlas-9-prettiest-downtown-strips-in-rhode-island/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/world-atlas-9-prettiest-downtown-strips-in-rhode-island/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/world-atlas-9-prettiest-downtown-strips-in-rhode-island/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but it’s charming, especially in its picture-perfect downtown strips. Nestled between Massachusetts and Connecticut along the Atlantic Coast, Rhode

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Vogue: The Real-Life Socialites and Historical Figures Who Inspired the Characters of The Gilded Age https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/vogue-the-real-life-socialites-and-historical-figures-who-inspired-the-characters-of-the-gilded-age/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/vogue-the-real-life-socialites-and-historical-figures-who-inspired-the-characters-of-the-gilded-age/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/vogue-the-real-life-socialites-and-historical-figures-who-inspired-the-characters-of-the-gilded-age/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Three years ago, audiences were introduced to Julian Fellowes’s The Gilded Age, a grand, guilty pleasure which chronicles the colorful lives of New York’s upper crust during the 1880s. Set amidst a

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Travel & Leisure: The Unofficial 'Fourth of July Capital' in the U.S. - Bristol, Rhode Island https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/travel-leisure-the-unofficial-fourth-of-july-capital-in-the-us-bristol-rhode-island/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/travel-leisure-the-unofficial-fourth-of-july-capital-in-the-us-bristol-rhode-island/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/travel-leisure-the-unofficial-fourth-of-july-capital-in-the-us-bristol-rhode-island/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

I’m a Floridian through and through, but something about Bristol, Rhode Island, feels like a second home to me. It’s probably the warm welcome from locals like Brian Travers, proprietor of the

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Variety: How 'The Gilded Age' Shot in Newport's Historic Mansions, and Brought a Tourism Boom https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/variety-how-the-gilded-age-shot-in-newports-historic-mansions-and-brough-a-tourism-boom/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/variety-how-the-gilded-age-shot-in-newports-historic-mansions-and-brough-a-tourism-boom/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/variety-how-the-gilded-age-shot-in-newports-historic-mansions-and-brough-a-tourism-boom/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

“Stand back, I’m about to act,” Ashlie Atkinson, who plays gossipy Mrs. Fish on HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” jokes as she prepares for another take of a luncheon scene that finds her giving side-eye to

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Pride Journeys: Gay Summer Getaway - Newport, Rhode Island https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/pride-journeys-gay-summer-getaway-newport-rhode-island/ https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/pride-journeys-gay-summer-getaway-newport-rhode-island/#comments https://www.discovernewport.org/articles/post/pride-journeys-gay-summer-getaway-newport-rhode-island/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Newport is turning up the heat this summer with a bold blend of historic grandeur, culinary creativity, and must-see events. From exclusive tours inside the mansions featured in HBO’s The Gilded Age

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