Plan Ahead: Mansion tour tickets, such as those required for The Breakers and Marble House that are sold by The Preservation Society of Newport County, are not accepted at this estate. Originally ...

The Newport Restoration Foundation recently made one of the city’s most prominent house museums, Rough Point, free for all Newport County residents, the most recent move in a yearlong effort by the ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — A herd of elephants is taking over Newport! The Great Elephant Migration exhibit was officially unveiled at Rough Point Monday morning. “We have 100 elephants that have taken ...

An alleged murder mystery in Newport. The author of a new book says it wasn't a terrible accident when a man at Doris Duke's mansion was killed in 1966. Peter Lance claims the heiress herself did it ...

If your summer plans take you to Newport, R.I., a visit to Rough Point, the home of the late Doris Duke, should be on your must-see list, if you haven’t already paid a visit. The house showcases the ...

NEWPORT — Rough Point, the Newport estate of heiress Doris Duke, overflows with enough antiques and old master paintings to rival a world-class museum. Then there is the architectural pedigree of the ...