• Climate data for Newport, Rhode Island (Rose Island Light), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–2003.
  • Whoever nicknamed Rhode Island “The Ocean State” must have been thinking of Newport. The city lives and breathes the ocean.
  • Founded in 1639, Newport, Rhode Island is considered to be the shining gem in the coastal crown of New England.
  • Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island: See Tripadvisor's 130,909 traveler reviews and photos of Newport tourist attractions.
  • Sixty percent of slave trading voyages launched from North America— in some years more than 90%—issued from tiny Rhode Island, many from Newport.
  • Embed map. Download KML. What to See & Do in Newport, Rhode Island, by Tom Brosnahan, NewEnglandTravelPlanner.com.
  • Newport is a hub for exploring Rhode Island’s 644 kilometers of coastline, idyllic rural areas featuring farm or vineyard tours, horseback riding and hiking, and...
  • Newport was one of Rhode Island’s five original capital cities, (each serving in rotation as the seat of the General Assembly), which were reduced to Newport and...
  • Gilded Age mansions, scenic cliff walks, oyster shacks, and a serious sailing scene make Newport, Rhode Island an ideal seaside escape.
  • RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority), 23 America's Cup Ave (Newport Transportation Center), +1 401 781-9400.