Newport 2-Day Itinerary
A curated 2-day trip plan for Newport, USA — featuring The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms.
Day 1
Gilded Age Mansions
- 9:00 AMThe Breakers2.5 hours
The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family.
- 12:00 PMMarble House1.5 hours
Marble House is a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style. It was unparalleled in opulence for an American house when it was completed in 1892. Its temple-front portico has been compared to that of the White House.
- 2:00 PMThe Elms1.5 hours
This French Renaissance-inspired mansion offers an intimate look at Gilded Age elegance.
Day 2
Coastal Nature & Lighthouses
- 9:00 AMYaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area2 hours
Yaquina Head is a headland extending into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the site of the Yaquina Head Light, and is managed as Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by the Bureau of Land Management. It is part of the National Landscape Conservation System, commonly known as the National Conservation Lands.
- 11:30 AMYaquina Bay Lighthouse1 hour
The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. In 1871–1874, it was the busiest and most populated of the many coastal ports between Washington and California.
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