U.S. News Insider Tip: Falling asleep in the shadow of the Newport Bridge's glowing lights and waking up to the gentle clanging of a buoy's bell feels like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. – Andrea E.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S. by land area, but it’s not just a tiny swath of rolling green hills and soft, sandy beaches that make it so special—it’s the water beyond it. Head to ...

Organizing Newport’s first LGBTQ+ Pride celebration might sound very different from running a historic lighthouse on an off-the-grid island. But the common thread, Sean O’Connor explains, “is ...

The Rose Island Lighthouse license plate, which benefits the Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamilton Trust, has been awarded the 2024 Best Plate Award by the Automobile License Plate Collectors ...

For generations, lighthouses have stood as enduring symbols of America's maritime history. They have guided sailors and ...

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Along Rhode Island's 400 miles of coastline, there are 21 lighthouses to explore. Granted, some of them are now private residences that can only be explored by gazing at them from the water, but many ...

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Ron Takacs has been visiting Newport's Rose Island for years. So when the opportunity arose to sponsor a piece of the historic island that he loves, he took it. "We always wanted to ...