Take the Newport Black History Walking Tour from our partner RISHM!

Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.

Newport Black History Walking Tours are led by trained guides and will be held three days each week (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, rain or shine) beginning June 15th, following RISHM’s Newport Juneteenth celebration. The regular 2024 tour season will start Saturday, June 22 and the season will conclude Saturday, November 30. Each tour will start on Bowen’s Wharf, near the Pilot House, at 10 AM where the wharf meets America’s Cup Boulevard.

The approximately one mile tour through Historic Hill will end at Eisenhower Park on Washington Square, in front of the Colony House at approximately 11:15 am.

Please note guests will be walking over some cobblestones and uneven ground, with a slight incline, so comfortable footwear is suggested. The tour will last for about 75 minutes.

Tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for students and military personnel (with ID), and $10 for children under age 12 (with the exception of infants who are free). Public restroom facilities are available along the route.