A Walk through Colonial Newport
-
Puerto
Newport, Rhode Island, EE. UU.
-
Nivel de actividad
Strenuous
-
Tipo de excursión
Local Sightseeing,24,All
-
Accesible para personas en silla de ruedas
No
-
A partir de
$49
-
Edad mínima
Information Not Currently Available
-
Duración
Approximately 1½ Hours
-
Comidas incluidas
Meals not included
Newport is one of America's oldest cities and has the distinction of retaining more original colonial-period buildings than any other. One of its long-neglected residential districts has become a model for historic preservation. Don't miss this slice of early America — beautiful and historically rich.
Stroll with your guide through the heart of Newport's National Registered Historic Landmarks District and hear how the tobacco heiress Doris Duke financed much of the restoration of more than 80 fully restored colonial homes. You will pass architect Peter Harrison's Brick Market Museum, the Old Colony House, the White Horse Tavern, and the Quaker Meeting House.
Watch for the Touro Synagogue — the oldest synagogue in the country and one of the many sites visited by Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
End your tour at Trinity Church — the first outpost of the Church of England in the colony of Rhode Island. You will also see Queen Anne's Square — the square where Hollywood producer-director Stephen Spielberg filmed Amistad in 1997 — among the city's most picturesque landmarks.
Notes:
Tour requires 90 minutes of slow walking and standing. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Not advisable for guests using a wheelchair or for those with mobility limitations.