Newport Mansions Gave Over 1 Million Tours in 2016
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Newport Mansions gave over one million tours in 2016, making them the first museum in New England outside of Boston to reach that milestone.
"We've accomplished this through some strategic decision-making: expanding our shoulder season operating schedule to make more houses available year round; offering new tours like our soon-to-be unveiled Beneath The Breakers Tour; creating new exhibition space at Rosecliff; and making strategic investments in digital technology and innovative marketing,” said Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of the Preservation Society.
From January 1 through December 31 of 2016, the Preservation Society of Newport gave 1,019,983 tours of its 10 historic properties, from the tiny Colonial Hunter House to the Breakers.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTIn September and October, the Newport Mansions were the most visited museum in New England.
Visitors to the Mansions over the last year came from all 50 states and at least 114 countries. Those numbers represent 25% growth in visitation since 2008.
Surveys also show that 40% of Newport Mansions visitors come back for repeat visits.
See Newport's Tiny Houses Below
Related Slideshow: Tiny Houses Newport
Take a tour of some of Newport, Rhode Island's most historic homes and amazingly small homes. Many of the homes featured are in the historic and waterfront area known as the "Point Section."
"This historic 'Point' section was home to boat builders, craftsmen, sea captains, merchants, and fishermen. They lived and worked closely with the sea and were in daily contact with the large bustling wharves lining this part of the Newport waterfront over 200 years ago," says the Friends of the Waterfront in Newport.
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