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Fort Adams State ParkvsNewport Art Museum
Fort Adams State Park and Newport Art Museum are both highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Fort Adams State Park is preferred by most writers compared to Newport Art Museum. Fort Adams State Park is ranked #10 in Newport with positive reviews from 4 sources like Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Lonely Planet.
Fort Adams State Park
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
90 Fort Adams Drive, Eisenhower Trust Building, Newport, RI 02840
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Fodor's "The largest coastal fortification in the United States can be found at this park, which hosts Newport's folk and jazz festivals and sailing events like the Volvo Ocean Race." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Fort Adams is America's largest coastal fortification and is the centerpiece of this gorgeous state park, which juts out into Narragansett Bay." Full review
Lonely Planet "Built between 1824 and 1857, Fort Adams crowns a rise at the end of the peninsula that juts northward into Newport Harbor." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Bob Dylan may have made this site famous in 1965 when he switched on his blaring electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, but Fort Adams’s history spans much further back." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The park is home to an 18th-century fort that was used during World War II. Today, people go to admire the well-preserved landmark — including its underground tunnels and original cannons"
Newport Art Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet
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Where Travel + Leisure
76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
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Fodor's "More than a century old, the museum spans three buildings: the Cushing Gallery, the Coleman Center for Creative Studies, and the 1864 Griswold House, a National Historic Landmark." Full review
Lonely Planet "This vibrant city art museum holds changing exhibitions and workshops throughout the year." Full review
goop " In addition to the charm of perusing local art through the old creaky building, the museum holds great lectures.
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Where "A treat for those interested in American art and architecture, this museum is housed in the Griswold House, a prime example of stick-style architecture by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in one of the Newport Mansions, the Newport Art Museum has a lovely collection and exhibitions that change every few months"
Rhode Island Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
