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Newport & Islands

Historic estates, public coast paths and local island stories offer three distinct bases.

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Newport, Rhode IslandPortsmouth, Rhode Island

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Newport & Islands, a little closer.

Historic estates, public coast paths and local island stories offer three distinct bases. Confirm bridge traffic, seasonal opening and the actual visitor entrance.

Bristol CountyNewport CountyKent CountyProvidence CountyWashington CountyNewport1. Newport →Portsmouth2. Portsmouth →Jamestown3. Jamestown →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Real Rhode Island photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Rhode Island FIPS 44, all five counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Rhode Island’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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