Historic Homes & Buildings

• Green End Fort (circa 1777)
  North side of Vernon Avenue exit • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-847-1993
  This historic fort was the eastern terminus of the British Newport defense lines.  map

• Prescott Farm
  2009 West Main Road • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-849-7300 or 401-849-7301
  This site features Colonial farm buildings, General Prescott's guard house, a general store, and more.  map

• United Congregational Church
  Valley Road and Green End Avenue • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-849-5444
  Having its beginning in 1695, this is one of the oldest churches in New England.  map

• Whitehall Museum House
  311 Berkeley Avenue • Middletown, RI 02842
  Located 3 Miles North of Newport
  401-846-3116 or 401-847-7951
  Built by Bishop George Berkeley, this "unusual hip-roofed building with a long, sloping lean-to across the back and a Palladian doorway" is filled with colonial furnishings from the period of 1729-1731, when Berkeley resided here. Its herb garden was designed and is maintained by the Newport Garden Club. The Whitehall Museum House is open to the public July through August, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Purgatory Chasm
  Purgatory Road • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-846-2119
  Many visitors and site seers are drawn to this dramatic narrow cleft in the rocks on the east side of Easton Point.  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Middletown Public Library
  700 West Main Road • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-846-1573
  This public library offers an extensive collection of books, reference materials, research materials, and an array of other services.  more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Norman Bird Sanctuary and Museum
  583 Third Beach Road • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-846-2577
  This bird sanctuary offers seven miles of trails that meander throughout a four hundred fifty acre refuge. more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Newport Vineyards
  909 East Main Road (Route 138) • Middletown, RI 02842
  401-848-5161
  Tours of Newport Vineyards, situated on 50 acres of premiere vines centrally located two miles from the ocean on Aquidneck Island; are available daily at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. more...  map