Museums in Newport

Newport Art Museum

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

Newport Tower Museum

Hunter House

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

The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame

Portuguese Discovery Monument

Artillery Co of Newport

Belcourt of Newport

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

Marble House

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

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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

Chepstow

Naval War College Museum

Rough Point

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

Rosecliff

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

The Breakers

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

Prescott Farm

Historic New England's Watson Farm

Historic 1789 farm with heritage livestock, now offering self-guided tours of the landscape.

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum

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