Arts & Culture in Newport

Newport Windmill Tower

Naval War College Museum

Newport Art Museum

Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school.

Rough Point

Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits.

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

Hunter House

Mid-18th-century Georgian mansion museum with period furnishings, open seasonally for tours.

Firehouse Theater

Improvisational comedy shows performed in an intimate venue inside a former fire station.

Marble House

The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum.

The Breakers

Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours.

The JPT Film & Event Center

Greek Revival-style art house (built in 1834) features indie films, classics & unique cinema events.

Chepstow

Artillery Co of Newport

Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

Veteran family-run venue offering a bar & buffet dinner, followed by a play & then a cabaret finale.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Home of the 1st U.S. Open championship in 1881, plus tennis history, exhibits, memorabilia & courts.

Rosecliff

Featured in the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the Gilded Age mansion offers audio tours & a gift shop.

Portuguese Discovery Monument

Prescott Farm

Audrain Auto Museum

A grand Gilded Age building sets the stage for viewing unique & rare cars from many eras.

Belcourt of Newport

Lavish former summer home completed in 1894 in the Châteauesque style, with tours by reservation.

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum

Restored 45-foot historic lighthouse with keepers' buildings housing exhibits & seasonal hours.