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Your Charter Bus Service Goes to Newport, Rhode Island
If you want to get out of New York and get a taste of aristocratic days of old, book a charter bus service to Newport, Rhode Island, on the Atlantic Ocean.
A popular summer resort known for its great mansions, Newport became a haven for the rich in the mid-nineteenth century when wealthy southern planters began to build impressive summer “cottages” on the now-famous Bellevue Avenue. By the early twentieth century, some of America’s wealthiest families were summering in Newport, including Vanderbilts, Astors and Widener families.
One of the most famous “cottages” is the Vanderbilts’ Breakers, an imposing residence on perfectly sculpted gardens featuring Japanese yew, Chinese juniper, and rare weeping beeches. The property, on a 13-acre estate, was completed in 1895. It cost $7 million to construct, which equates to approximately $150 million in today’s dollars.
Tourists visiting Newport, Rhode Island on their charter bus nyc can tour The Breakers and other properties including The Elms, Marble House, Kingscote, and Rosecliff, where scenes from “The Great Gasby,” the 1974 film starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, were filmed.
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