Newport: Cliff Walk Self-Guided Walking Tour – Newport, Rhode Island

EXPERIENCE

Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map. Note: This 1+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Cliff Walk in 1-2 hours.

Embark on a scenic cliff walk along a 3.5-mile trail along the eastern shore of Newport Rhode Island. Use your audio guide which has been created by local guides, curated by creative writers, and narrated by professional voice artists.

Begin the tour at Easton s Beach. As you walk down the path, see Gilded Age mansions representing an era of lavish wealth and unbridled excess. Hear the stories of the Vanderbilts, Astors, and other American millionaires behind mansions like The Breakers, Marble House, Rosecliff, and others.

After the walk at 40 Steps, continue to the Ochre Court. Discover the second-largest of Newport s famous mansions, built for banker and real estate mogul Ogden Goelet. Finally, end the tour with scenic views at Bailey s Beach.

HIGHLIGHTS

Get the most out of Newport s Cliff Walk with this self-guided audio tour
Admire Gilded Age mansions to one side & the untamed Atlantic Ocean to the other
Hear the stories behind famous families such as the Vanderbilts and Astors

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