Rhode Island - Newport

Bird’s Eye View Helicopters
Jeff Codman
211 Airport Access Road
Middletown, RI  02842
Phone: 401-843-8687
Toll-Free: 1-877-914-TOUR

The only way to see Rhode Island!

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Experience the thrill of helicopter flight with Bird’s Eye View Helicopters. Fly in our brand new 2007 Robinson R-44 helicopter and see Bellevue Avenue’s world renowned mansions from all sides. You’ll fly over Ocean Drive, one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country. Enjoy the majestic Castle Hill and Rose Island light houses as well as Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy's summer home, Hammersmith Farm. One of our many tours will astound you with a truly unique perspective. Open year-round and minutes from downtown Newport, call 401-843-8687 or visit our website today for reservations. The sky is waiting for you!

FarmCoast New England
Tiverton and Little Compton RI;
Westport and Dartmouth, MA

Beautiful historic villages, farms and shoreline.

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Beside the ocean, and straddling the Rhode Island and Massachusetts border, FarmCoast New England is comprised of the towns of Little Compton and Tiverton in Rhode Island; and Westport and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Within an, hour’s drive of Boston, Cape Cod and Newport these unspoiled towns feature stone walls, fields, quaint villages and vistas. Specialty shops, artisans and intimate restaurants are tucked in and about the towns. Enjoy outdoor activities such as walking, biking, and kayaking without feeling crowded. Visit vineyards and farms where the food is as fresh as the air. A day in FarmCoast is a true New England is an experience that will bring you back to that era when the land and sea were appreciated, respected, and worked by hand.

Naval War College Museum
686 Cushing Road
Newport, RI
Phone: 401-841-4052

Open: Year-round, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; June-September, Saturday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays

The museum is in Founders Hall (1820), a National Historic Landmark, and features exhibits on the history of naval warfare and the history of the Navy in the region. Founders Hall is where the college started in 1884 and where historian Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote the epochal The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, the book that helped to change the course of history at the start of the 20th century. Open year-round, Mon-Fri, 10-4; June-Sept, Sat-Sun, 12-4; closed holidays.

Newport Vineyards
909 East Main Road (Route 138)
Middletown, RI  02842
Phone: 401-848-5161
Fax: 401-848-5162

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Newport Vineyards is a family owned winery, founded in 1978. Paul and John Nunes, whose local roots date back to 1917, purchased the winery in 1995. Since that time, the winery has grown to 50 acres of varietal and hybrid grapes. Visitors are offered public tours at 1 and 3 pm, seven days a week. These include a tour in the vineyards, a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process and a tasting of five wines. The winery features an art gallery and retail shop with wine accessories and signature clothing. Private tours and tastings for groups of ten or more are available. Newport Vineyards specializes in rehearsal dinners, corporate affairs and custom labels. The winery hours are Monday thru Saturday 10-5 and Sunday noon-5 year around. Receive a $2 discount off the admission price, valid for up to two adults by presenting this web page.