Newport
About 1 hr 30 min by car from Boston
Gilded Age mansions above the ocean, a cliff walk and a sailing harbor.
Why locals go
The polished summer-by-the-sea weekend.
Visiting Boston?
At 1 hr 30 min by car, it's easy to add a night or two here and still be back in Boston for your flight home.
What to book
- Tour The Breakers mansion
- Walk the Cliff Walk
- Sailing cruise on Narragansett Bay
Where to stay
One or two nights is enough for most people. Compare places to stay:
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For two
- Sunset sail from the harbor
- Dinner on Thames Street
With friends
- Walk the Cliff Walk
- Bar crawl on the waterfront
When to go
May to October.