In my opinion, Newport, RI is one of the most beautiful cities in this country. It has so much to offer as it is located on the rocky New England shore line of the beautiful Narragansett Bay where boaters, tourists and vacation home owners visit the hot spots like Ocean Drive, the Newport Cliff Walk, Second Beach, The International Tennis Hall of Fame and Thames Street’s fabulous shopping.Although it is enjoyable during any season, Newport in the fall is my favorite. I just returned from a weekend trip I annually take with my friends to celebrate my birthday. We return to Newport each year with a similar agenda, but always try something new.
We always attend the annual Newport Seafood Festival that takes place on Bowen’s Warf, an area loaded with restaurants, outdoor bars, shops and tons of docked boats that set the scene of Newport. Our favorites among the festival full of fresh fried seafood are lobster fritters, calamari and Newport’s Black Pearl restaurant’s famous clam chowder. All of this food is only about $5 per order, and each order serves about two people. To drink, we enjoy freshly squeezed lemonade that consists of about three lemons, a tiny bit of sugar and ice cold water and ice. I have never tasted such delicious lemonade as in Newport, and its only $3.
Another attraction in Newport is its own Newport Vineyards and Winery, which has tours and tastings daily for only $7. You will get a full tour of the vineyard and learn about how they make the wine, and then move into the wine tasting room where you taste about 10 different types of Newport wine, plus you get to take home the glasses!
The fall offers a lot of fun activities, but most tourists visit in the summertime because Newport is known for its beaches. Newport’s largest beaches include Easton's beach or First Beach which has a view of the well-known Cliff Walk that is considered one of the most popular attractions in the city. The Newport Cliff Walk is a 3.5 mile (5.6 km) public walkway that borders shoreline and has been deemed a National Recreation Trail. Second Beach is located in Middletown, just down the road from Newport and is the second largest beach in the area.
After a day of shopping and siteseeing, you may want to take a relaxing drive down the breathtaking Ocean Drive, a road unlike any other, that hugs the edge of the Newport’s rocky blue shore. The scene will make any driver want to pull over and capture the picturesque beauty with a camera. Ocean Drive connects to Belleview Avenue where you can see the famous Victorian mansions such as The Breakers, which border the town along the edge of wave-crashing cliffs that outline the beautiful Salve Regina University. Tours for these mansions are at least $25, but simply driving along and stopping in each driveway to see the view may be enough. While in downtown Newport, you can also visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame where The Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships is held every year from July 6-12.
After a full day of festivities, Newport has great nightlife. Walk down the street and find a fun bar or pub to have a drink with a friend or dance to a live band every Thursday through Saturday night at Pellum or Blues Café. O'Brien's Pub is a cool outdoor bar right by the water that is a great place to stop for a drink while shopping on Thames Street. Cover charge is only $5 and often girls get in free at the Newport bars. Even college students (when traveling in groups of more than 2) can afford to crash in hotels in the area after a fun night. Hotels in the Middletown/Newport area such as The Comfort Inn that have affordable rates for college students who are interested in visiting Newport. They start at $90 per night and some hotels like the Marriot right down town, but it depends how much you are willing to spend. When traveling with a group of 4-5 people, it is easy to split the cost of one room.
After a day of shopping and siteseeing, you may want to take a relaxing drive down the breathtaking Ocean Drive, a road unlike any other, that hugs the edge of the Newport’s rocky blue shore. The scene will make any driver want to pull over and capture the picturesque beauty with a camera. Ocean Drive connects to Belleview Avenue where you can see the famous Victorian mansions such as The Breakers, which border the town along the edge of wave-crashing cliffs that outline the beautiful Salve Regina University. Tours for these mansions are at least $25, but simply driving along and stopping in each driveway to see the view may be enough. While in downtown Newport, you can also visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame where The Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships is held every year from July 6-12.
After a full day of festivities, Newport has great nightlife. Walk down the street and find a fun bar or pub to have a drink with a friend or dance to a live band every Thursday through Saturday night at Pellum or Blues Café. O'Brien's Pub is a cool outdoor bar right by the water that is a great place to stop for a drink while shopping on Thames Street. Cover charge is only $5 and often girls get in free at the Newport bars. Even college students (when traveling in groups of more than 2) can afford to crash in hotels in the area after a fun night. Hotels in the Middletown/Newport area such as The Comfort Inn that have affordable rates for college students who are interested in visiting Newport. They start at $90 per night and some hotels like the Marriot right down town, but it depends how much you are willing to spend. When traveling with a group of 4-5 people, it is easy to split the cost of one room.
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