Located just minutes from our Newport Bed and Breakfast  lies the crown jewel of the Newport Restoration Foundation, Rough Point.  Rough point was the home of Doris Duke and avid collector, animal lover, and philanthropist who also happened to be very rich.   

  Guests at the Newport Rhode Island Inn can access Rough Point by car, trolley or, for those fitness buffs, a 4 mile walk from our Newport Inn.  The oceanfront estate off of exclusive Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI is filled with European art, tapestries, and Chinese porcelains collected by Doris Duke on her travels throughout the world.  Guests on their Newport Rhode Island Bed and Breakfast vacation will also enjoy beautiful ocean views from expansive grounds at Rough Point.  

 For those intersted in architecture, the grounds were designed by renowned landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted.  Tour this Newport estate as a Newport Inn guest, and experience life as a 20th-century heiress. All tours are led by a knowledgeable guide. Small, intimate groups of 12–14 guests allow for a relaxed and personal experience. Lasting approximately one hour, the tour visits the entire first floor of the house, then continues upstairs with a visit to Doris Duke’s bedroom and to special exhibition galleries featuring fashion in the 20th century.  Follow Doris Duke for the couture houses of Paris to America’s top department stores.  Explore the wardrobe of this heiress and world traveler and learn how she chose the stylish and bold attire that established her as one of the best dressed in Newport Rhode Island and around the world.