The best arts & culture spots in Newport

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

76 Bellevue Ave

Visitors relive maritime & social history of the region in the classic 1772 Brick Market building.

127 Thames St

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

222 Bellevue Ave

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

54 Washington St

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

44 Ochre Point Ave

Celebrated venue offers a range of artifacts & documents relating to the history of Newport County.

82 Touro St

Built in the 18th century, this brick building served as the Rhode Island statehouse until 1901.

Washington Square

Tours are offered of this opulent Victorian mansion with a 3-story great hall & period furnishings.

474 Bellevue Ave

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

596 Bellevue Ave

Historical house-turned-museum of George Berkeley, a well-known philosopher in the 18th century.

311 Berkeley Ave (Middletown)

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

194 Bellevue Ave

One of the largest collections of acclaimed American pictorial art, housed in a historic chateau.

492 Bellevue Ave

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

657 Bellevue Ave

Jamestown Arts Center keeps things lively with rotating exhibitions, adult and youth classes, open studio sessions, and even summer arts…

18 Valley St (Jamestown)

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

548 Bellevue Ave