Newport Colonial History: A Self-Guided Tour Off the Beaten Path
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1 hour
- Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- App for Android and iOS
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Smartphone and headphones
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
- Food and drink
- Transportation
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total tour time includes walking the route and passing by the attractions
Explore Newport, Rhode Island - a colonial powerhouse built on maritime trade and religious freedom on this 60-minute Self-Guided walking tour. Trace how the harbor town once rivaled Boston and New York, revealing stories of dissenters, merchants, and the Atlantic slave trade through its historic streets and architecture.
Highlights include:
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- Duration from 1 Hour to 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
- Private Tour
- 1
Cardines Field
Pass by one of the oldest stadiums in the country, dating back to at least 1893, once called Basin Field, the water basin used by the railroad for their steam locomotives
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Great Friends Meeting House
Pass by one of the oldest buildings in Newport, dating back to the late 1600s, historically the meeting house for the Quaker community of colonial Newport.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
Marlborough Street
Stroll by and learn how this former general assembly house and criminal court became a tavern, run by a notorious pirate. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
TSF Newport
Catch a glimpse of North America's oldest synagogue, a stunning example of Georgian architecture. Built by Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution, it features elegant columns and hidden escape routes.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Clarke Street
Pass by this elegant Georgian mansion that served as French General Rochambeau's headquarters during the Revolutionary War and how it ended up in the National Historic Register thanks to its vital role in America's fight for independence.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Queen Anne Square
Witness a masterpiece of colonial architecture, featuring a distinctive white spire visible across Newport, with its organ and Bible donated by Queen Anne. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Corne Street
Pass by the iconic home of the Italian artist who introduced tomatoes to America around 1800.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Touro Park Street West
Stroll through the charming Victorian-era green space, home to the mysterious Newport Tower of which's origins spark endless debate—Viking ruin or colonial windmill?
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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