Top Rhode Island Sightseeing Tours

Take in Rhode Island’s scenic shoreline on a scenic sightseeing cruise through Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. Aboard an open-air, fully restored lobster boat, enjoy a narrated tour as you pass Newport and Jamestown harbor fronts, and see landmarks like Fort Adams, Newport Bridge, and the famous Clingstone house. Your afternoon trip includes a Rhode Island-styled refreshment, as well as a cash bar.

Scenic Narragansett Bay isn’t just great for sailing—it’s the ideal vantage point for taking in the region’s best sights, beloved landmarks, and fascinating history. On this tour, you’ll hop aboard a 57-foot cruiser, nabbing panoramic views from your comfy seat. Your guide will detail 300+ years of history, from the Jamestown village to Fort Hamilton, Fort Wetherill State Park, Newport’s opulent harbor estates, the region’s vintage lighthouses, and more.

Join us for this elegant stroll through time! Allow our historically costumed, local guides to lead you down the most beautifully preserved street in all of Providence, RI- Benefit Street! Guests will learn the history of some of Providence's most prominent residents and families, including the Dorr family, Roger Williams, and the Hoppin family. See architectural icons including the John Brown House, the First Baptist Church, the Fleur de Lys Building, and the original State House. Learn about the events that shaped our state and nation, including the suffrage movements (yes, there were two!) and the Civil War. This tour will leave you feeling more connected to the city's past and with a greater appreciation for Providence. Benefit Street is a mostly flat street and is suitable for people of most levels of health and fitness.

Enjoy a 12-minute Mansion Tour of Newport, RI for groups up to 3 passengers. A truly unique perspective above the treasures of Newport awaits you on this tour. Take in captivating views of Aquidneck Island, Rose Island, the mighty Newport Bridge, and Ocean Drive. Soar over miles of the most beautiful coastline in the country. Enjoy breathtaking views of Rosecliff Mansion, Marble House, The Elms and many other famous residences. Get up close and personal with Hammersmith Farm, the Kennedy’s Newport summer home, and of course experience The Breakers, all from your front row seat in the sky.

Explore scenic Newport, Rhode Island at your own pace with this private self-guided driving tour. Listen to enriching background on iconic historic mansions like Bellevue House, the Elms, and the Vanderbilt estate The Breakers. Visit public beaches and parks while following an offline GPS map with customer support. Enjoy lifetime access to the tour for use anytime on any trip.

Step into a world of sweeping ocean views, architectural ambition, and high-society drama on this immersive self-guided audio tour along Newport’s legendary Cliff Walk. You’ll uncover the stories of a city where old money met new ambition—and where elegance masked scandal, rebellion, and reinvention. Journey through the heart of America’s Gilded Age. Discover how self-made tycoons and society queens used architecture to vie for dominance, and how the lives of servants, socialites, and outsiders influenced the creation of these incredible estates. This tour peels back the curtain on a world that is dazzling and deeply human, from behind-the-scenes secrets to forgotten voices. Move at your own pace as you take in breathtaking views while listening to richly narrated stories grounded in historical research and local insight. See Newport as you’ve never seen it before, whether you're a history lover, an architecture fan, or a curious wanderer.

Start your day with a morning sightseeing sail around Newport on a classic sailboat. Sailing aboard Schooner Madeleine is a great experience for friends and family to see all the iconic waterfront sights of Newport and Narragansett Bay. Sail by the Newport Bridge, which is the largest suspension bridge in New England, see historic lighthouses, Fort Adams, Newport's mansions, Hammersmith Farm and more from the water. Watch the crew raise sail and relax on deck with a mimosa. Once the sails are up, guests will enjoy sailing around the bay powered by the wind. This is a classic Newport experience that's great for friends and family, locals and visitors that want to see all that Newport has to offer from the water!

Walk Through History Wicked Awesome Tours of Newport is a tour company in Newport, Rhode Island. We educate visitors on the history of Newport; our city by the sea. Guests will view buildings from the 1600's, and hear true stories about pirates, British occupancy, and paranormal occurrences. We will not jump out and scare you. The tours will provide accurate historical facts and bring you to locations with a pirate connection and/or where people have reported experiencing strange phenomena.

Discover the beauty of Newport, Rhode Island, and its historical mansions on a trolley tour that takes you past more than 150 points of interest along Ocean Drive, Bellevue Avenue, Cliff Walk, and more. Also included is admission to The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion and U.S. National Historic Landmark.

A tour for those that don't want touristy tours. your walking tour begins at the grand Providence City Hall, a building that has witnessed the city’s evolution for more than a century, winding your way through downtown before looping back to the nearby Burnside Park as your last stop. Welcome to Providence, the “Creative Capital” of Rhode Island! Providence is a riverside city nestled at the head of Narragansett Bay, famous for its rich history, vibrant arts scene, and a spirit of independence that dates back to its founding in 1636 by Roger Williams-a man who believed in freedom of thought and built a community where everyone could belong. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour is hands free, location aware and plays as you walk. Go anytime, at your own pace.

Explore scenic, Newport’s historic Cliff Walk at your own pace using this private, self-guided, GPS-based tour. Download an easy-to-use app and set off on an attraction-packed audio tour. Learn the little-known stories behind famous families of the Gilded Age—the Vanderbilts, the Astors, and other millionaires—and see their iconic oceanside mansions.

Experience Newport in style and comfort with our one-of-a-kind LSV tour. Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of exploring the city in a luxurious open-air electric vehicle while learning about its rich history from a knowledgeable local guide. Our personalized itineraries and intimate group size create a truly unforgettable experience.

Combine the history of a walking tour with the culture of a food tour on this Newport walking tour. As you make your way to five restaurants featuring top Newport culinary delights, your guide tells you about the city’s from before the American Revolution, through the Gilded Age, and up to the present.

Newport, Rhode Island, is an absolute hotspot of history, and on this tour, you’ll get to experience the city’s wild past from the water. Sit back with a mimosa as your guide tells you the story of the region’s classic lighthouses, relays the tales behind the harbor mansions and churches, and dives behind the scenes of Fort Adams, Jamestown Village, Hammersmith Farm, and beyond.

This tour hits the highlights of Newport's Cliff Walk, including detailed stories of the Gilded Age and the families that inhabited the mansions found along the Cliff Walk. You can take this tour anytime during daylight hours. Once you make the booking, we will provide you with a link to download the app as well as a voucher code for the tour. This tour includes about two hours of audio, making it one of the most comprehensive self-guided tours available. We cover a wide range of topics from the rise of the Vanderbilt family, servant life within the mansions, and the hierarchy of Newport's exclusive society at the turn of the 20th century. This tour is extremely affordable, convenient, and sure to answer all of your questions regarding this curious time in American history. This tour uses the VoiceMap app and is GPS-enabled. The audio is delivered at the right place and time with turn-by-turn directions, meaning that you won't need to keep looking at your phone.

Gansett Cruises offers a comfortable, entertaining and informative tour of Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. Our vessel, Gansett, is a wooden 1969 classic lobster fishing boat that has been beautifully restored and maintained. A complimentary Mimosa is included. We also offer cash bar options and local favorites such as Del's frozen soft Lemonade and Yacht Club Soda available onboard. Sit back and relax while your Captain, Crew and Tour Guide take you through Newport's rich coastal history.

Get your bearings of Newport on a guided trolley tour of the city, which fills you in on Newport's history and contemporary culture as you travel among city sights. From restored homes on Ten Mile Ocean Drive to the legendary mansions of Bellevue Avenue, this tour introduces you to Newport with class and charm suitable of this historic city.

Combine sightseeing with exploration with this trolley tour and mansion package. Get an overview of the neighborhoods in this part of the city as you take in the coastal scenery, all whilst your onboard guide provides live commentary. Take your pick of which of Newport's Gilded Age mansions you'd like to visit: Marble House, The Breakers, or Rosecliff, and enjoy exploring independently.

During the picture-perfect hour before sunset, you will enjoy a lightly guided tour of the Newport waterfront. Raise a glass to the end of the day with our cash bar and complimentary champagne toast. You will see many inspiring sites along our route, such as gilded age estates, islands, lighthouses and 19th century forts.

While many Newport visitors cram onto slow-moving tour buses, you won’t join them with this self-guided audio tour. Driving the mansion-packed Ocean Drive Historic District at your pace, you’ll explore from Cornelius Vanderbilt to Jay Leno, from the Cliff Walk to America’s Cup. Stop and start as you like, or even take the tour at home—there’s no wrong way to step back into Newport's Gilded Age.

Visit historic, coastal Newport at your own pace during this attraction-packed, self-guided tour. Follow a carefully chosen itinerary and live GPS map, with stops at celebrated mansions like the Bellevue House, the chateau-inspired Elms, and the iconic Vanderbilt home, the Breakers, plus natural sights like Easton’s Beach and Fort Adams State Park.

Walk the historic cobblestone streets of Newport's historic downtown, past quaint shops, wharfs, restaurants, and historic landmarks and discover their revolutionary history. Why choose us? Tour at your own pace and schedule Professionally produced, narrated and musically edited immersive experience Ditch the tour group and explore on your own. The technology makes it feel like the guide is next to you every step of the way. This historic adventure is smart phone guided. You go to the first stop, open the tour, enter your experience code from Viator and press play. From there you are guided turn by turn through Dallas step by step. You'll learn about the city's colonial history, its role in the American Revolution, how it became a home of freedom of religion, its historic eating spots, and its transformation into a fashionable summer resort in the 19th century. Grab your camera and your walking shoes, I’ll meet you just outside the white horse tavern.

Our "Discover Colonial Newport" tour offers a unique and immersive journey into Newport's vibrant colonial history. Walk the old streets as our expert guides bring to life the tales of bold entrepreneurship, rich African American heritage, and the city’s remarkable legacy of religious tolerance. This tour is not just a glimpse into the past but an exploration of the diverse and dynamic forces that shaped Newport into the historic treasure it is today. Don't miss this opportunity to uncover the stories that make our city truly special.