Newport, Rhode Island Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Newport and the surrounding area.
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Sights for Oddball Excursions
Tree Root That Ate Roger Williams
Providence, Rhode Island
The founder of Rhode Island was devoured by an apple tree -- or so the claim goes.
World's Largest Bug
Providence, Rhode Island
The Big Blue Bug, aka "Nibbles Woodaway," a giant blue termite, has nested on a Providence rooftop for over 40 years.
Dighton Rock Museum
Berkley, Massachusetts
A mysteriously marked boulder, hauled out of the river and displayed in a special building. As for the markings -- theories abound. Even
Lizzie Borden Murderabilia
Fall River, Massachusetts
Alleged murderess Lizzie Borden museum, hatchet, blood-stained artifacts.
Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast
Fall River, Massachusetts
Sleep in the death bedroom, then buy a Lizzie bobblehead!
In and Around Newport
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Rhode Island attractions.
- Newport: Mystery Tower of Newport
- Fall River: Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast
- Newport: Bronze Organ Grinder and Monkey [tips]
- Newport: JFK's Rejected Grave Slab
- Newport: The Feet and the Wave
- Newport: Newport Tower Museum
- Middletown: Bruce the Shark [tips]
- Newport: Belcourt Castle: Haunted Chairs [tips]
- Middletown: Grave of the Kissing Sailor [tips]
- Little Compton: Cow Vomit Rope On Display [tips]
- Little Compton: Peggotty - Art Boat Thing [tips]
- Portsmouth: Bellhop and Grape Potato Heads [tips]
- South Kingstown: Mysterious Carter Jackson Monument
- Narragansett: Peter Toth Indian Head [tips]
- Bristol: The Most Famous Tombstone In New England [tips]
- Wickford: Narragansett Rune Stone [tips]
- Wakefield: Hitler's Gravy Boat, Himmler's Nightshirt [tips]
- Westport: Fork in the Road [tips]
- North Kingstown: Fighting Seabee Statue
- Warren: Regular Joe the Potato Head [tips]
- Narragansett: Rust - Corrosion Test Facility