Attraction: Fort Adams

Expert Review of Fort Adams

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Family Review of Fort Adams

Away Travel Expert: Meagan Francis

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FamilyExpert Rating Recommended for:
Children of all ages

FamilyExpert Tips & Helpful Hints

• Wear comfortable shoes, as there's a lot of ground to cover here.
• Each June the Fort holds a family day with food and entertainment. Check the website for more details.

From 1824 to 1950, soldiers lived, worked, and warred at Fort Adams, the largest coastal fort and the second-largest stone fort in the United States. Now it's open to the public for tours and special events. You can visit the officer's quarters,

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From 1824 to 1950, soldiers lived, worked, and warred at Fort Adams, the largest coastal fort and the second-largest stone fort in the United States. Now it's open to the public for tours and special events. You can visit the officer's quarters, climb the bastions for panoramic views of Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay, walk the 6.5-acre parade field, or explore the tunnels. Inside the restored casemates (structures from which guns are fired) you can view an exhibit explaining the progression of the area’s defense system from 1704 to 2004. Military reenactments and other special events, including outdoor concerts, are held in the summer and fall.

Fort Adams also features a beachside park where you can spend the day swimming, boating, fishing, or tossing a Frisbee. Sailboats and kayaks are available for rent, and serious boat lovers may want to visit the Museum of Yachting, also on the park’s grounds.

You can take a water taxi or ferry to a nearby village or Newport Harbor for lunch, or bring along a picnic (there are tables available). A variety of transportation options (water taxi, taxi, trolley, bus) make it easy to visit the fort and then move on to your next destination without having to take your car out of its parking place at the hotel. But if you want to drive, parking at the fort is plentiful and inexpensive.

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Parks and Outdoors Review of Fort Adams

Away Travel Expert: Johnny Molloy

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ParksExpert Rating Recommended for:
Sustainable Travel

Parks and OutdoorsExpert Tips & Helpful Hints

• Come see this historic fort on the Rhode Island coast. You can walk the grounds and travel through the tunnels that formed this military installation that was occupied for over a century. The views of the greater Newport harbor will amaze you.
• In the warmer season, mid-May through October, you can take a guided tour of the fort. Tour the bastions, see where the officers who ran the fort lived, and learn about the changes the fort has gone through in the past.
• Time your visit with special events that are held at the fort or the nearby beaches and parks. Music festivals are a big hit around these parts.

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