Kids’ Corner!

Tours are fascinating! Newport Tree Walks –history & nature can’t be beat, www.newportarboretum.org Newport Historical Society – great walking tour 127 Thames, 841-8770, www.newporthistorical.org Ghost Tours of Newport – scary history is fun, 841-8600, www.ghostsofnewport.com Viking Trolley Tours – take a trolley! Visitors’ Center, 847-6921, www.vikingtoursnewport.com International Yacht Restoration School IYRS – boats! 449 Thames St, 848-5777, www.iyrs.org Old Colony & Newport Railway – 19 America’s Cup, 624-6951, www.ocnrr.com Newport Pedi cab – transport by bike! Bannister’s Wharf, 432-5498, www.newportpedicab.com The Elms – Rooftop & Behind the Scenes Tour is interesting, 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org Astor’s Beechwood Mansion – recreates 1890s life, 580 Bellevue, 846-3772 Belcourt Castle – haunted? 846—0669, www.belcourtcastle.com Breaker’s – Stable & Carriage House has coaches & carriages, Bateman & Coggeshall, 847-1000 Amazing Grace Harbor Tour – Oldport Marine (Mooring Rest), 847-9109, www.oldportmarine.com Jamestown & Newport Ferry – 423-9900, www.jamestownnewportferry.com

Get outside! Beaches (1st, 2nd & 3rd) and stop off at Purgatory Chasm on Purgatory Rd Sachuest Point Natl Wildlife Refuge – 769 Sachuest Pt Rd, 847-5511, www.fws.gov/sachuestpoint Norman Bird Sanctuary – 583 3rd Beach Rd, 846-2577, www.normanbirdsanctuary.org Cliff Walk – www.cliffwalk.com Gulls Baseball – 20 America’s Cup, 845-6832, www.newportgulls.com Newport’s Polo Club – 715 E Main, 847-7090, www.nptpolo.com Ten Speed Spokes – 18 Elm, 847-5609, www.tenspeedspokes.com Touro Park – see the mysterious Stone Tower, Bellevue Farms – Simmons Farm, 1942 W Main, 848-9910, www.simmonsorganicfarm.com; Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Ln, 847-3912, www.sweetberryfarmri.com, Rocky Brook Orchard, 997 Wapping Rd, 851-7989, www.rockybrookorchard.com; Glen Farm, 715 E Main, 847-7090, www.newportinternationalpolo.com; Newport Equestrian, 287 3rd Beach Rd, 837-4188, www.newportequestrian.com; Escobar’s Farm, 683-1444, www.escobarshighlandfarm.com Ocean Drive – Check out Eisenhower’s Summer House at Ft Adams. Feed carrots to the animals at the old Hammersmith Farm (Jackie Kennedy’s home). Visit the lighthouse at Castle Hill. Enjoy the kite sailing at Brenton Point State Park. Go to the Vintage Carousel at Easton’s Beach. Fishing?

Get inside – and eat, too! Newport Public Library – daily story hour, 300 Spring, 847-8720, www.newportlibraryri.org Save the Bay Exploration Center – Easton Beach Rotunda, 324-6020, www.savebay.org Redwood Library – 50 Bellevue Ave, 847-0292, www.redwoodlibrary.org Ryan Family Amusement Center – 266 Thames St, 846-5774, www.ryanfamily.com Accidental Artist – create painted pottery – 516 Thames, 848-2501, www.theaccidentalartist.org Ben’s Chili Dogs – 158 Broadway, 846-8206 Nikolas Pizza – 38 Memorial, 849-6611, www.nikolaspizzanewport.com Anthony’s – 963 Aquidneck, 846-9620, www.anthonysseafood.net Becky’s Barbecue – 82 E Main, 841-9909, http://beckysbbq.info Handy Lunch – 462 Thames, 847-9480 China Star III – 110 William St, 841-5556, www.chinastariii.com – Crab Rangoon a must! A1 Pizza – 306 Broadway, 849-2213, www.a1pizzanewport.com Newport Creamery – 181 Bellevue or 280 W Main Rd, 846-2767, www.newportcreamery.com

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