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Walk the scenes of ‘The Gilded Age’ in Newport’s preserved mansions

Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, can feel like stepping onto a film set because many scenes from HBO’s hit show “The Gilded Age” were filmed in the town’s gigantic 19th-century mansions. Even beyond ...
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Here are 7 of the best holiday day trips to do without leaving RI

Here are seven of the best holiday day trips to do without leaving Rhode Island this year.
The Boston Globe

Public tours of historic Touro Synagogue halted amid ongoing dispute between Newport and New York congregations

NEWPORT, R.I. – Public tours inside Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the United States, have come to a halt after the foundation that administers the tours was blocked from the ...
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The History Behind the Trips to Newport on The Gilded Age

Dr. William Kirkland (Jordan Donica) courts the writer Peggy Scott (Denée Benton) during a stroll on the Cliff Walk in the popular seaside city of Newport, Rhode Island. Credit - Karolina Wojtasik/HBO ...
The Boston Globe

Tours of historic Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I. to restart, now led by N.Y. congregation

Public tours of the nation’s oldest synagogue came to a halt earlier this week when the Touro Synagogue Foundation was barred from the building PROVIDENCE – Public tours inside Newport’s Touro ...