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Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, RI

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Bellevue Avenue Historic District

Bellevue Avenue Historic District is a sightseeing stop in Newport, RI, part of the Mystic & the Connecticut Shore guide. Cost: free.

Bellevue Ave, from the Newport Casino south past the mansions · Newport, RI

Why you should go…

This 606-acre National Historic Landmark District takes in the stretch of Newport where wealthy families built their summer houses. Eight properties here are landmarks in their own right, among them The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Chateau-sur-Mer, Kingscote, the Isaac Bell House and the Newport Casino. Walking or driving the avenue is free, and the Preservation Society of Newport County opens several of the mansions for ticketed tours. Rosecliff and Vernon Court also sit within the district.

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The closest stops to Bellevue Avenue Historic District, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
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    Cliff Walk

    Free

    Walk a 3.5-mile shoreline path with the Atlantic on one side and Newport's Gilded Age mansions on the other.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
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    Rosecliff

    $25–$50

    Walk through a Gilded Age mansion with Newport's largest ballroom and a heart-shaped grand staircase.

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    The Breakers

    $25–$50

    Tour the 70-room Vanderbilt summer house on Newport's cliffs with a self-guided audio tour of its gilded rooms.

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  • Sightseeing
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    Marble House

    $25–$50

    Tour the Vanderbilts' 50-room marble summer house and its Chinese Tea House above the Atlantic.

    0.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
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    International Tennis Hall of Fame

    Under $25

    A Newport mansion turned museum honoring tennis's greatest champions with interactive and immersive exhibits.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Coastal Queen Cruises

    $25–$50

    Board a 58-foot excursion boat at Bowen's Wharf for narrated cruises past Newport's lighthouses, harbor and seals.

    1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

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