Newport Mansions

The Newport Mansions is a great doable day trip, being only about an hour or so from the house. There is a wide variety of mansions to tour that date back to the late 18 and early 1900's. It is a fantastic trip for children to get a glimpse back at history and a mind boggling tour for adults to see the life of the industrial age barons of America. There is also a cliff walk behind the mansions that is really fun.

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