Newports Old Quarter - Newport History Walking Tours

Links

Newport Historical Society's
Museum and Shop at the Brick Market
Tel 401-841-8770

Newport History Walking Tours
Tel 401-841-8770

Touro Synagogue
Tel 401-847-4794 ext. 23

Newport Art Museum
& Art Association
Tel 401-848-8200

The Redwood Library & Athenæum
Tel 401-847-0292

The Whitehorne House
Tel 401-847-8344

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Newport History Walking Tours

Museum & Shop at Brick Market
127 Thames Street
401-841-8770
www.NewportHistoryTours.org

A collaborative program of

The Newport Historical Society & Newport Restoration Foundation

Step back into Newport’s Golden age through Newport History Tours. Stroll through exquisitely preserved living neighborhoods. Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty, and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport’s diverse people. Our expert guides are your source for authentic history. We invite you to explore Newport’s central place in American history.

2011 Tour Schedule

Road to Independence NEW TOUR!

11:00 am Monday, April 18

11:00 am Wednesday, May 4

11:00 am Fridays, July-October

11:00 am Saturday: May 21, July 2, August 13, September 24

Riots and rebellion, enemies and allies! Hear stories from the years surrounding the American Revolution in Newport.

Discover Colonial Newport
10:00 am Daily (Sundays at 11:00 am), June-October
Saturdays & Sundays ONLY in April (no tour 4/24), May & November
Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport's diverse people.

Rogues & Scoundrels

11:00 am Mondays, July-October

11:00 am Saturday: May 7, June 18, July 30, September 10 & October 22

See where scoundrels lived, where pirates profited, and where criminals were put on trial and punished. Find out why this colony was sometimes known as "Rogue's Island.”

The Working Waterfront

11:00 am Thursdays, July-October

11:00 am Saturday: May 14, June 25, August 6, September 17 & October 29
Taste, touch and smell your way through history. Learn about the sailors, merchants and immigrants who lived along Lower Thames. Tickets for this tour are sold at the tour departure point, Whitehorne House Museum, 416 Thames Street.

Bricks & Sticks

11:00 am Saturday: May 28, July 9, August 20, October 1

Explore the architecture of this well preserved city, from the colonial era to the Victorian splendor of lower Bellevue Ave.

Newport’s Buried History

11:00 am Saturday: June 4, July 16, August 27, October 8

Listen to stories about Newport's people of color, enslaved and free. Visit the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House and the colonial African burying ground.

Rum & Revolution

11:00 am Saturday: June 11, July 23, September 3, October 15

Explore the changing role of alcohol in Newport through stories of taverns, distillers, rum runners and more!

Newport’s Jewish History Tour

10:30 am & 1:30 pm, Monday, May 30

10:30 am & 2:30 pm, Monday, October 10

Stroll the neighborhood where Newport’s early Jewish settlers worked side by side with their neighbors. Hear stories about the founders of Touro Synagogue and learn about the legacy of religious freedom they left behind.

Holiday Lantern Tour

4:30 pm Fridays & Saturdays, November 18-December 23

Feel transported through time to the heyday of this thriving colonial metropolis on a lantern-lit stroll through Newport’s Historic Hill.

Walking Tour Tickets & Details
Tickets: Sold at Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, (401) 841-8770
Cost: $12/adult, $5/child (12 or younger)
Departure Point: Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street
Tastes of the Working Waterfront tour departs from the NRF Store at 415 Thames St.
Duration: Approximately 75 minutes
Accessibility: Limited in some areas; call for information.
All tours are weather permitting. Space is limited, reservations recommended.

Guided Colonial Site Tours
Purchase tickets at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market: $12 adults, $5 children 12 and under.

Colony House & Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House

11:30 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June-October

11:30 am Saturdays ONLY in April, May & November

Tour the 1739 Colony House, built to house R.I. government meetings, and the 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport’s oldest house museum.

Great Friends Meeting House & Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House

11:30 am Tuesday & Thursdays, June-October

Tour Newport’s earliest houses of worship: the 1699 Quaker meeting house, built for the Society of Friends, and the 1730 Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House.

Museums & Museum Stores

Museum & Shop at Brick Market

127 Thames Street, Washington Square, (401) 841-8770

Open Daily at 10:00 am

The Newport Historical Society offer an engaging introduction to Newport from the 1600s through the Gilded Age. Admission by donation. Walking tour tickets sold here.

Whitehorne House

416 Thames Street, Lower Thames Street neighborhood, (401) 847-2448

Open Thursday-Monday, May-October

10:30 am & 3:00 pm Guided Tours $12
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Self-guided Tours $6

Admire rare examples of 18th-century Newport furniture collected by Doris Duke.

NRF Museum Store

415 Thames Street, Lower Thames Street neighborhood, (401) 324-6111

Open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thursday-Sunday, March 1-April 14

Open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Daily, April 15-November 5

Shop items inspired by the life and collections of heiress, preservationist and art collector Doris Duke. Named 'Best Store for Hostess Gifts' by Rhode Island Monthly in 2010!