The homes on the Newport Mansion tour are impeccably preserved and the narrative that goes along with the tour is very informative. You can go as fast or as slow as you want. One hint is to save The Breakers for last. It is so spectacular, that if you do it first, all will pale by comparison.
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In Newport, RI, the leading architects of the 19th and early 20th centuries built magnificent mansions for the nation's social and financial elite.......
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In Newport, RI, the leading architects of the 19th and early 20th centuries built magnificent mansions for the nation's social and financial elite. These "summer cottages" provided the backdrop for a society centered on sport, fashion and parties in settings of spectacular natural beauty. Ten of these properties have been preserved by The Preservation Society of Newport County and are open to the public. From the homes of a colonial merchant and leading China traders of the Victorian era, to the great Italian and French Renaissance palaces of the Gilded Age, these houses span over 250 years of American architectural and social history.Visit the Newport Mansions: The Breakers, Marble House, Rosecliff, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms, Isaac Bell House, Kingscote, Chepstow, Hunter House, and Green Animals Topiary Garden.
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We toured three of the amazing mansions, The Breakers, RoseCliff, and The Elms. The audio tours were very well done, and you can go along at your own pace. The grounds are beautiful and well worth the time.
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The Breakers is the most important one to see - it is gorgeous and right on the water.
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It's a great way to spend your time when visting Newport
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Great audio tours of these beautifully furnished mansions. And of course, amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean
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After hearing about all these fabulous mansions of the rich & famous, we decided to go. You truly have to see them to believe it!! They were spectacular!! There is a walkway along the ocean so you can walk and see since many of them are not open to the public. The walkway is rocks for some of the distance...
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This is a great place to go...I just did not know you could find parking close to the Mansions so I parked at the visitors center and purchased a trolley tickets...next time I'll drive....
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My wife and I were particularly fond of the Breakers, Marble House and the Elms. We also enjoyed Rosecliff and Chateau Sur Mer. You can obtain a pass for admission to 5 mansions. The servants' tour at the Elms is also a must.
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My husband and I have day tripped to Newport many times and driven and walked around the mansion area.
They are lovely and the degree of wealth shown in the architecture is almost disgusting....The people who bulit and owned these homes had a whoooollllleee lot of money,
We finally decided to tour 1 mansion and we picked The Breakers.This was...
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If the US had monarchs, they would be right at home in the Newport mansions. I got to tour 2 of the 5 mansions--The Breakers and The Elms. The phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "gilded age" we're coined based upon these American palaces. You could spend several hours if you really want to zero in on every detail. The audio tour...
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