Begin your historical walking tour in downtown Newport at Queen Anne Square. Learn about the Spanish and Portuguese explorers who first came to Newport for different purposes at different times because of the incredibly deep and accessible port.
Hear about the architecture and the literal cornerstones that built the country and why these builders sought out Newport in the 1500s and 1600s. Then, move to Trinity Church Graveyard and talk above the graves of pirates, Freemasons, and royalty. Learn about George Washington's three visits to Trinity Church.
Next, meander up the street to The Benedict Arnold Family Burying Ground and hear about the Revolution and the locals' perspective on this treasonous family story. Up the block, come to The Old Stone Mill in Touro Park and take a step into theory, debate, and documentation on the biggest mystery in Newport.
Cross the street to the Redwood Library Grounds and learn about the Rum Capital of the World, Newport, RI, in the 1720s, the Revolution, and Newport's role in forming the nation. Walk down Bellevue Avenue and stop along the way at The Reading Room, Touro Synagogue Cemetery, and The Touro Synagogue.
Turn down Mary Street to The Vanderbilt Hotel and The Vernon House and hear about the Revolution through the Gilded Age of Newport history. Next, stop at the 1741 Newport Artillery Building and hear stories of tunnels, pirates, and hangings in the city by the sea.
Walk up the street to Washington Square Park, where George Washington spoke to and thanked Newport for all their resistance during the Revolutionary War. Learn about Sir Oliver Hazzard Perry from the War of 1812, Eisenhower's time in Newport, and colonial hangings in Washington Square Park.
Walk down Meeting Street to The White Horse Tavern, America's oldest tavern, built in 1673. Get an outside tour from your guide, who was the bartender at The White Horse Tavern for ten years. Hear about everything from Washington's planning for the push to Yorktown to pirate owners to the Son's of Liberty and Jackie O's favorite table and cocktail.
Finish your tour at a local tavern on Broadway in Newport with a historical cocktail made with Litchfield Distillery Spirits.
