Knot Stranded Getaways
1 hr 30 min

Newport

About 1 hr 30 min by car from Boston

Gilded Age mansions above the ocean, a cliff walk and a sailing harbor.

Why locals go

The polished summer-by-the-sea weekend.

Visiting Boston?

At 1 hr 30 min by car, it's easy to add a night or two here and still be back in Boston for your flight home.

What to book

  • Tour The Breakers mansion
  • Walk the Cliff Walk
  • Sailing cruise on Narragansett Bay

Where to stay

One or two nights is enough for most people. Compare places to stay:

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Date ideas

For two

  • Sunset sail from the harbor
  • Dinner on Thames Street

With friends

  • Walk the Cliff Walk
  • Bar crawl on the waterfront

When to go

May to October.