About this city
Portsmouth is the absolute second-oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in Rhode Island and a historic, highly picturesque trailside city occupying the northern tier of Aquidneck Island. Founded meticulously in 1638 by religious dissident Anne Hutchinson and other pioneer freethinkers, the town holds a permanent position in national history for framing the historic Portsmouth Compact, an early landmark of democratic self-governance. Today, Portsmouth balances its deep-rooted country farming legacy with world-class yachting shipyards and elite private golf clubs.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
View spectacular custom animal sculptures and topiaries at Green Animals Topiary Garden, play a round of golf at the Carnegie Abbey Club, and rent a sailboat to cruise the Sakonnet River.
