Originally home to a profitable textile firm in the mid nineteenth century, the Ashton Mill now houses beautiful luxury apartments overlooking the Blackstone River.
Guests at DiMillo's On the Water can dine on baked stuffed lobster in a floating restaurant that once ferried passengers between Jamestown and Newport.
Later this month, Reading with Robin and The Rhode Show host their first annual literary event at the Greenwich Odeum, centered around the new historical fiction novel.
Academy Award-winning writer and director Julian Fellowes of "Downton Abbey" and "The Gilded Age" fame talks Newport, filming at the mansions and the inspiration behind the hit show.