More than a century ago, America's wealthiest families commissioned their "summer cottages" to be built in the coastal enclave of Newport, Rhode Island ... Gilded Age mansions, and experiencing ...

Three of the five get credited as Rhode Islanders because they own mansions here, but only one wildly successful businessman ...

The Marble House sits along Bellevue Avenue approximately 2 miles south of central Newport. Drivers can park ... while travelers without a car can use the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's ...

In fact, the very first hotel in Rhode Island opened in Newport almost 200 years ago. Founded in 1828, The Bellevue House has hosted thousands of visitors over its many years in operation.

Planning a trip to Newport, Rhode Island, during the off-season ... but you can spend the weekend ogling Gilded Age mansions; feasting at local haunts (fireside espresso martinis, anyone?); ...

Newport, Rhode Island, has been attracting visitors to its sheltered harbors and picturesque cliffs since the Gilded Age. The wealthiest residents furnished their lavish Rhode Island mansions with ...