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15 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island

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From within the stables.

Newport, Rhode Island

The Bells

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

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Section of the restored Cliff Walk

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Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

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Carey Mansion, aka Collinwood

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Carey Mansion

Rhode Island Mansion used for the Collinwood exteriors in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

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The Newport Tower

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Newport Tower

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

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Tennessee Myotonic Goats

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The Swiss Village

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

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Belcourt's east façade, originally rear of the castle, faces Bellevue Avenue. (Wikimedia Commons)

Newport, Rhode Island

Belcourt Castle

60-room castle constructed by a horse racing heir.

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Newport, Rhode Island

Touro Synagogue

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

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Touro Cemetery gates.

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Touro Cemetery

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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The Mysterious Carving at the Church Where JFK Got Married

It was uncovered during an organ restoration.

by Erik Shilling

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