KUDOS April 2019 Travel Issue

The famous 635-mile open ocean Newport to Bermuda Race
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, THE “OTHER NEWPORT” SITS
3,000 MILES AWAY FROM NEWPORT BEACH. While these cities
share a name and are both blessed with a spectacular setting on the
waterfront, the similarities end there.
Newport, Rhode Island is a delightful combination of New
England grit and glamor. Its roots as a fishing village are very much
in evidence along the cobblestone streets and crooked brick-lined
lanes that are flanked by colorful Colonial-era houses. Thanks to its
stunning scenery and cool temperatures, it became the summer
escape of the Gilded Age for industrialists like the Vanderbilts. The
aristocratic tone was further bolstered when John F. Kennedy and
Jackie were married here. Today, Newport is considered one of
America’s greatest yachting capitals, hosting the America’s Cup,
Denver Art Museum
and the Newport Bermuda Race, the challenging 635-mile open
ocean competition that attracts the world’s greatest sailors.
Bowens Wharf
ON THE WATERFRONT
Along the waterfront, you can ogle some massive yachts, it’s
true, but Newport also harbors a working fishing fleet. Visitors can
explore the majestic Narragansett Bay and glide past iconic
lighthouses aboard a number of boats, including a former rum
smuggling yacht. But you need not sail to experience the best of
the waterfront. A visit to twin wharves, Bannister and Bowen, yield
shopping opportunities that include only-in-Newport souvenirs (a
pewter whale bottle opener, anyone?), along with preppy tunics
and locally made bath bombs.
Bannisters Wharf
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