Rhode Island Sight Seeing Package

Bidding Supports: New England Yachad/National Jewish Council on Disabilities (New York, NY)

Item Number
131
Value:
126 USD
Online Close:
2017-05-23 23:59:00.0

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Description

Newport Mansions

Visit the gorgeous Newport Mansions with these two passes and step into the past.  Choose one or more tours through four remarkable mansions, The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House and Rosecliff.   State-of-the-art audio tours bring you a new and unique perspective on the lives of the people who lived and worked in the grand mansions of Newport.  Based on diaries, letters, records and oral histories, these audio tours offer the personal stories of the men and women who lived in each house and the household staff who cared for them.  Docent-led tours are provided at Chateau-sur-Mer, Chepstow, Hunter House, Isaac Bell House, and Kingscote. Green Animals Topiary Garden allows you to explore the property on your own with a printed map and guide.

At all of the Newport Mansions, you will find a world of exceptional elegance and inspiration in architecture, art, interior design and landscapes.  Explore 250 years of American history at our historic properties, located on 88 acres of gardens and parks.  Please join us for a journey back in time at one of America's premier collections of historic house museums.

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Bid for six passes for entrance to the beautiful Roger Williams Park Botanical Center. Indulge in natural beauty and relax by a water feature, enjoy the wonderful fragrance of flowers from around the world, take a child on a scavenger hunt or bring a camera or sketch pad! While at the Botanical Center, you can also visit Roger Williams Park's other fantastic attractions including the zoo, museum, carousel and casino.  This is a great family outing that will please everyone!

Blithewold Mansion,Gardens & Arboretum

Bid on the beautiful Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum for 8 passes

Blithewold is a 33-acre summer estate with grand views of Narragansett Bay and is nationally significant in American history as one of the most fully developed and authentic examples of the Country Place Era. The property features a 45-room mansion filled with family heirlooms, and is framed by a series of lovely gardens that range in character from mysterious to exotic and from poetic to practical. An exceptional collection of rare and unusual plants, specimen trees, an accessible greenhouse, and whimsical stonework project a character that is romantic, fresh, and inspiring – and unique to Blithewold.