Standout perk: The Breakers offers an audio Family Tour that engages young visitors with stories about the lives of the ...

"Whether you're looking to lay out on the sand in summer or prefer walking along the water spotting wildlife and collecting ...

The library at the Breakers. Photo courtesy of the Preservation Society of Newport County. Cornelius Vanderbilt II only lived for four years after the house was built, dying of a stroke at age 55.

Series creator Julian Fellowes said he appreciates the beauty of Newport, especially the grandest artifacts of the Gilded Age ...