Lovely, ocean-facing Goosewing Beach is the only good public beach, as the prime beach land is privately owned. Parking costs $12 (weekdays) or $14 (weekends) at South Shore Beach, from where you can walk across a small tidal inlet.


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1. Wilbor House Museum

2.27 MILES

Seventeenth-century Wilbor House belonged to early settler Samuel Wilbor, who crossed the Sakonnet River from Portsmouth in 1690 and built this big square…

2. Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard

3.78 MILES

This popular vineyard has free guided tours, a seasonal cafe and daily tastings for $14: great value for sampling seven local wines.

3. Third Beach

5.46 MILES

Located a short distance east of Second Beach, and popular with families because it is protected from the open ocean, Third Beach also appeals to…

4. Norman Bird Sanctuary

5.66 MILES

Established in 1949, this beautiful nature sanctuary occupies a 325-acre site with over 7 miles of groomed walking trails. It was established to protect…

5. Second Beach

6.11 MILES

East of Easton's Beach along Purgatory Rd, pretty and clean Sachuest Beach has showers, a snack bar and a lovely setting, overlooked by the neo-Gothic…

6. Newport Vineyards

7.34 MILES

Tours of the vineyards aren't the only reason to stop by this pleasant winery in Middletown 4 miles north of Newport: there's also a marketplace, a…

7. Easton's Beach

7.78 MILES

Easton's has a pseudo-Victorian pavilion containing bathhouses and showers, a snack bar and a large carousel. It's within walking distance of Newport's…

8. The Breakers

8.29 MILES

A 70-room Italian Renaissance megapalace inspired by 16th-century Genoese palazzi, the Breakers is the most magnificent of Newport's grandiose mansions…

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