The Cliff Walk A World famous public access walk along the eastern shore of Newport. It combines the natural beauty of the shore line with architectural history. The Walk runs 3.5 miles and about two-thirds of the walk is in easy walking condition. It starts at the western end of Easton’s Beach at Memorial Blvd. and runs south with major exits at Narragansett Ave., Webster St., Sheppard Ave., Ruggles Ave., Marine Ave., Ledge Rd., and Bellevue Ave. www.newportcliffwalk.com
Rough Point
Rough Point was the Newport home of wealthy heiress and art collector Doris Duke. Visit the magnificent estate, still decorated as she left it, and see European art, Chinese porcelains, and Flemish tapestries. Stroll the oceanfront grounds, designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and visit the gardens.
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The Astors Beechwood
Beechwood was built in 1851 for a southern cotton merchant named Daniel Parrish. William Backhouse Astor, Jr., purchased the mansion in 1881 and it became one of the social centers for the New York Society for over twenty-five years. Today, this privately owned mansion is a Victorian Living History Museum. 580 Bellevue Ave. 401-846-3772
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Belcourt Castle
Containing 60-rooms of medieval and renaissance architecture and an art collection from 33 European and Asian countries: It was built for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont in 1894. Belcourt was sold by the last surviving brother Perry Belmont in 1940. 657 Bellevue Ave. 401-846-0669
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Kingscote
This National Historic Landmark is one of the early summer houses designed in the Gothic Revival style for a southern plantation owner in 1839. Its dining room includes the earliest known installation of Tiffany Glass. Bellevue Ave.
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Marble House
In 1888, William K. Vanderbilt asked architect Richard Morris Hunt to design the best living accommodations that money can buy. The result was the Marble House, completed in 1892 at a reported cost of $11 million, and containing 500,000 cubic feet of the finest marble from around the world. Bellevue Ave.
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Rosecliff
Learn about the fabulous parties hosted by Nevada silver heiress Tessie Oelrichs in the magnificent ballroom at Rosecliff and see why this magnificent 1902 mansion has been the setting for many Hollywood movies. Bellevue Ave.
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Cliffside Inn
The celebrated Cliffside Inn, former home of legendary artist Beatrice Turner, has earned a worldwide reputation as one of New England's most distinguished Bed & Breakfast luxury Inns. Known for seamlessly blending today's finest deluxe amenities - whirlpools, steam baths, fireplaces, grand beds, fine linens, iPod sound systems - with Victorian elegance and antiques, refined design, and stunning artwork from the Turner collection,
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The Chanler at Cliff Walk
An historic, luxury, European styled boutique hotel, the Chanler at Cliff Walk boasts the best ocean view in Newport. Only steps from the beach and a mile from downtown, it is the first mansion and only hotel located on the famous Cliff Walk.
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The Preservation Society of Newport County: 401-847-1000 or www.newportmansions.org
