Arts & Culture in Newport

Newport Art Museum

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

Artillery Co of Newport

The Breakers

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

Casino Theatre

Firehouse Theater

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

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

William Vareika Fine Arts

Newport Windmill Tower

Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

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

Rosecliff

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

Rough Point

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

Marble House

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

The JPT Film & Event Center

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

Chepstow

Hunter House

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

Belcourt of Newport

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

Portuguese Discovery Monument

Naval War College Museum

Friendly Harbor