The Elms Mansion
Newport surprised me as being accessible, historic, fun and upscale all at the same time. I had heard about it being a nice getaway where you can tour some mansions, so I was expecting a quiet, maybe even sleepy, seaside town. I then heard about the annual jazz festival being one of the country’s best, which sounded like fun as jazz has become a recent interest of mine after going to a few concerts at Jazz at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
That was the initial plan: spend a few nights at a moderately priced B&B, do the jazz festival the first night, and then get to know the town a little bit. I had no idea what a whirlwind of activity the trip would be, yet at the same time peaceful.
View from Rosecliff Mansion
