Tintagel Castle is known as the site of Arthur's conception and birth, and in some traditions, death. It is also the site of King Mark's stronghold in the story of Tristan and Isolde. Read more.
Edith Wharton's summer home has a literary festival, a lecture series, plays, and summer readings. There is a good book shop and cafe. The plays, particularly "Xingu," are excellent. Read more.
Stained-glass artist and landscape painter John La Farge lived here. Some of his paintings are in the guest rooms. Read more.
Edith Wharton and her husband Teddy liked to take cruises with James J. Van Alen, who owned Wakehurst. Designed by Charles Eamer Kempe, it is now Salve Regina's student activity center. Read more.
Richard Morris Hunt designed this palatial residence for Ogden Goelet. It now holds administration offices for Salve Regina University. Take a campus tour to get a better view. Read more.
Richard Morris Hunt designed Marble House for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt. Tour highlights include the magnificent gothic room, gold ballroom, and Alva's lavender bedroom. Read more.
Peabody and Stearns designed Frederick Vanderbilt's Newport home. William Leeds and Doris Duke later owned Rough Point. The view from the first-floor solarium is awesome. Read more.
Silver queen Tessie Oelrichs owned Stanford White's classically inspired mansion. Highlights are White's French ballroom and heart-shaped staircase. Flower Show, costume exhibits, Wine & Food Fest. Read more.
One of the soap opera scandals of the Gilded Age was Alva Vanderbilt's divorce from William Vanderbilt. She moved in to Belcourt Castle with Oliver Belmont, who kept his horses in the dining room. Read more.
Richard Morris Hunt designed this mammoth mansion for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The terrace has a spectacular view of Sakonnet Point. Read more.
Isaac Bell was one of the most eccentric party-throwers in Newport. His home features interesting details such as interior and exterior walls of embedded bottle glass. Read more.
Richard Upjohn designed Kingscote for George Noble Jones. Don't miss Stanford White's mahogany dining room with Tiffany glass. Read more.
Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer designed this house for E. J. Berwind. Its beautiful ballroom held many summer parties. Look for the painting of Newport social butterfly Elizabeth Drexel Lehr. Read more.