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The late Doris Duke was no ordinary heiress. Beautiful, intelligent, philanthropic and perhaps a bit eccentric, she was once described as the“ world’ s richest girl.” Take a stroll through Rough Point, her former mansion, and behold her basement swimming pool, fine art pieces and the sprawling landscape with panoramic views of the ocean. Newport, newportrestoration. org
Situated in the heart of the City by the Sea’ s best-known Irish neighborhood, the Museum of Newport Irish History highlights the many contributions people of Irish descent have made to the region since the 1600s. Newport, newportirishhistory. org
A visit to the International Tennis Hall of Fame reveals historic grass tennis courts, stunning architecture and a world-class museum filled with interactive technology and exhibits. You’ ll get a unique perspective on how the sport evolved from its twelfth century origins to today’ s champions. Newport, tennisfame. com
Visit Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the United States, to discover the rich history of the area’ s Jewish community and the historic eighteenth-century building. Newport, tourosynagogue. org
A fitting entity for the Sailing Capital of the World, the Sailing Museum focuses on the history of the sport and the making of sailors and competitors while supporting STEM learning experiences. Newport, thesailingmuseum. org
The Audrain Auto Museum is a motorhead’ s dream. With access to more than 300 rare vehicles from 1899 to the modern day, the museum hosts three to four fresh and thematic exhibits a year. Can’ t get enough? Take a short drive up the road to the Newport Car Museum for more auto thrills with its private collection of more than ninety-five cars. Newport, audrainautomuseum. org; Portsmouth, newportcarmuseum. org
Museum of Newport Irish History.
Stay and play at the Lizzie Borden House for a haunting good time. Discover America’ s greatest unsolved mystery right in southeastern New England with an in-depth tour of the Borden house, left just as it was on that fateful August morning in 1892. Fall River, MA, lizzie-borden. com
Take a stroll through the beautiful thirty-three-acre summer estate of Blithewold, with exotic and poetic gardens surrounded by grand views of Narragansett Bay. Bristol, blithewold. org
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