Newport History Tours

Step back into Newport's golden age through Newport History Tours. Stroll through exquisitely preserved living neighborhoods. Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty, and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport's diverse people. Our expert guides are your source for authentic history. We invite you to explore Newport's central place in American history.

Discover Colonial Newport

Hear stories of revolution and ruin, struggles for religious liberty, and remarkable entrepreneurship among Newport's diverse people.

Rogues & Scoundrels

See where scoundrels lived, where pirates profited, and where criminals were put on trial and punished. Find out why this colony was sometimes known as "Rogue's Island."

Newport’s Buried History

Listen to stories about Newport's people of color, enslaved and free. Visit the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House and the colonial African burying ground.

Two men standing lookout in crow's nest onboard the schooner JOHN R. MANTA, 1925.

Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum from the William H. Tripp Collection.

Bricks & Sticks

Explore Newport's architecture from the 1699 Friends Meeting House to the Victorian splendor of lower Bellevue Avenue.

Restored barn

The Working Waterfront

Walk in the footsteps of the women and men – sailors, merchants and immigrants – who once lived and worked in the Lower Thames neighborhood on a tour that engages the senses.

Black and white photo of swimmers on the waterfront

Rum and Revolution Tour

Hear stories of taverns, distillers, rum runners and more. Explore the changing role of alcohol and its importance throughout Newport's 300 year history.

Road to Independence

Riots and rebellion, enemies and allies! Hear stories from the years surrounding the American Revolution in Newport.