Newport Attractions

Museum of Newport History

Visitors interested in history will find the Museum of Newport History an excellent place to begin a sojourn in the city. The museum offers a comprehensive overview utilising the decorative arts, artefacts of everyday life, graphics, old photographs and audio-visual programmes to bring the past to life. The museum is maintained by the Newport Historical Society and is housed in a restored 1772 building in Thames Street (off Touro Street). Highlights are an interactive computer tour of Newport's historic district and a video tour of historic Bellevue Avenue presented on board a reproduction 1890s omnibus.

Address: 127 Thames Street; Website: www.newporthistorical.org; Telephone: (401) 846 0813; Opening time: Daily 10am to 4pm (mid-June to 4 September); the rest of the year is 10am to 4pm Thursday to Saturday and 1pm to 4pm on Sundays; Admission: Donations of $4 (adults) and $2 (children 6-18) are suggested