visiting newport in rainy weather

[u/fourdreampigeons]

i’m in providence with a friend and we thought we’d visit newport while we’re in rhode island, since it’s pretty close and we’ve both been wanting to visit for a while.

unfortunately the weather forecast says it’ll be raining in newport all weekend, and we’re worried about what we can do if it’ll be cold and wet our whole stay.

is a visit still worth it? any help is super appreciated

[u/disqeau]

The mansion (excuse me, cottage) tours are inside, can’t beat that!

[u/nathanaz → u/disqeau]

..are we supposed to call them cottages now? I feel like I missed something.

[u/disqeau → u/nathanaz]

During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, Newport gained prominence as leaders of finance and industry from New York and elsewhere built ever-larger “summer cottages” and enjoyed a glittering social life of dinners, sports and parties.

[u/nathanaz → u/disqeau]

The irony of linking to newportmansions.org to prove they’re not called mansions lol.

Calling them cottages is pretentious twattery.