Where the Vanderbilts Used to Vacation—And You Can, Too

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Newport, RI is a destination that holds a lot of meaning in my heart, and yet I don’t remember a single thing I did there. Let me back up.

For several years after college, my close girlfriends and I would try to travel to a nearby town around Memorial Day Weekend. In 2019, we chose Newport.

On the day we were supposed to drive over, my best friend, Sarah…