Newport, Ri -- What's To Do Without Taking A Ship's Tour

[Maraprince]

Anyone have some suggestions on what to do in Newport,RI without taking a ship's tour?

 

What is available in the way of local transportation or tours?

 

We will arrive in Newport on 10/24/07 around 8AM but will have to tender in and back.

 

Thanks.

 

 

MARAPRINCE

[02143]

Anyone have some suggestions on what to do in Newport,RI without taking a ship's tour?

 

I can't tell you about transportation within Newport, but it is plenty easy to do a tour of the Breakers or any of the other many house-museums on your own with the time the ship allows you and without their mark-up. It's likely too far to walk, but I'd be shocked if there weren't tourist trolley or taxi options from the pier.

[elaineb]

If you like tennis, the Tennis Hall of Fame is amazing and you can get transportation from the Gateway Visitors Center. From Gateway Parking, take RIPTA trolley #67 (yellow line) to the front door of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The trolley runs every 20 minutes.

You can walk to the Gateway Visitors Center - many other tours leave from there for the mansions, etc. It will be on the same side as the dock. Facing the town from the dock, walk to your left a couple of blocks. You can't miss it - its very big with many buses parked on the side. Here is the page with the tours - many, many choices:

http://www.gonewport.com/nav.aspx?id=151

 

Here is main Newport tourism website:

//www.gonewport.com/contact/contact1.htm

 

If you like sailing, you could arrange in advance for a sail - they leave from Bowen's wharf. We have been on both the Madeleine and with Sightsailing:

http://www.gonewport.com/nav.aspx?id=198

 

If you are a nature buff, you could rent a car, buy a picnic lunch (Panera's is right across the street from the dock) and drive across the Newport Bridge to Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. It is a beautiful park on a rocky peninsula with views of Newport and the Narragansett Bay. My favorite place in RI.

Enjoy your visit to Newport - I know you will love it!