2009 Summer Tour Schedule Summer schedule is offered June - August. Discover Colonial Newport Daily @ 10:30am Discover the remarkable story of Newport and its central role in American history on a walk through the Historic Hill neighborhood. This tour reveals who and what made Newport notable. Rum and Revolution Saturday, June 6, July 4 & August 1 @ 11:30am Old House ABCs Tour Saturday, June 13, July 11, August 8 & August 29 @ 11:30am Learn the ABCs of architecture in this exquisitely preserved city. Begin inside the 1699 Friends Meeting House and end amid the Victorian splendor of lower Bellevue Avenue. Newport's Buried History: Slavery and Freedom Saturday, June 20, July 18 & August 15 @ 11:30am Tastes of the Working Waterfront Saturday, June 27, July 25, August 22 & September 5 @ 11:30am Tour departs from NRF Museum Store, 415 Thames Street. Tickets also sold here for this tour. Download a PDF of the 2009 brochure and tour schedule.
Walking Tour Tickets & Details Cost: $12/adult, $5/child (12 or younger) Departure Point: Brick Market Museum, 127 Thames Street Duration: Approximately 75 minutes Accessibility: Limited in some areas; call for information. All tours are weather permitting. Space is limited.
Historic Site Tours Offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, June - August Admission: $5/adult, $3/child (12 or younger) Tour all three sites for $12 Tickets sold at the Colony House or the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street. Colony House 1739 At the top of Washington Square, (401) 841-8770 RI government building and courthouse and backdrop to many historic events. First floor by donation; guided tours offered. www.newporthistory.org Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House c1697 View Newport's oldest house museum. www.newporthistory.org (401) 841-8770 Great Friends Meeting House 1699 Built for the Society of Friends, this is the oldest house of worship in Newport. www.newporthistory.org (401) 841-8770
Museums & Museum Stores Museum & Shop at Brick Market Open Daily at 10:00am, April - December 127 Thames Street, Washington Square, (401) 841-8770 Exhibits by the Newport Historical Society offer 400 years of Newport history. Admission by donation www.newporthistory.org Whitehorne House Open Daily 11:00-3:00 (closed Tues & Wed), May - October Guided Tours offered at 10:30am and 3:00pm 416 Thames Street, Lower Thames Street neighborhood, (401) 847-2448 A Federal-period mansion featuring Doris Duke's collection of 18th-century Newport furniture. Admission: $6/adult, $12/adult guided tour, Free for children 12 and under For more information or to buy tickets online, visit Whitehorne House. NRF Museum Store Open Daily at 11:00am April - December 415 Thames Street, Lower Thames Street neighborhood, (401) 324-6111 Offering items inspired by the life and collections of heiress, preservationist and collector Doris Duke. Learn more about the NRF Museum Store.
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