The Newport Mansions offer a unique trip through 250 years of American history, architecture, art, and landscape design. There are 11 beautiful mansions and gardens to either visit on your own or take guided tours of. Molly highly recommends a tour of her favorite mansion, Rosecliff!
Newport's enchanting 3.5-mile Cliff Walk is the perfect place to view the ocean and crashing waves on one side and stunning, century-old, Gilded Age mansions on the other.
Beavertail State Park offers some of the most beautiful vistas along the New England coastline. You can enjoy this pristine landscape from one of four overlooks or walk the rocky coastline. The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum offers historical information about the property, Narragansett Bay, and the shipping industry that helped shape Rhode Island. It also features a collection of artifacts from the third-oldest lighthouse in North America.
Originally established as a fishing village in 1709, present-day Wickford Village delivers enchanting waterfront streets with remarkable storefronts, first-rate eateries, historic churches, and colonial homes. If you’re passing through the area, take a minute to admire the boats in the harbor, and stop through any of the unique boutiques.
Block Island is a beautiful island off of the coast of Rhode Island known for its bicycling, hiking, sailing, fishing, and beaches. It is home to historic lighthouses like Block Island North Light on the northern tip of the island, and Block Island Southeast Light, on the southeastern coast. The Block Island Ferry runs several times each day, and can take you to and from the island.
Depart from Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and take a ride on the largest fast ferry to the Martha's Vineyard. Enjoy a quick 95-minute ride with incredible scenery down Narragansett Bay and through Vineyard Sound. Then, arrive at Martha's Vineyard and enjoy one of the most beautiful islands in New England!
Some of the best seafood in Rhode Island, Matunuck Oyster Bar is destination dining enhanced by a raw bar sourced onsite and a beautiful water view.
With an excellent bar and social scene, The Coast Guard House also serves up local seafood in a circa-1945 building; the upstairs deck bar dining area have panoramic ocean views.
A beautiful, sprawling restaurant where the classic RI seafood comes with Block Island Sound views. If you go, you must try the bride's favorite, the popcorn shrimp!
The best spot in Rhode Island for Clam Cakes, Chowder, Fish & Chips, Lobster and Fried Clams!