WATCH HILL, R.I. — Riding up on the afternoon train from New York City to Rhode Island feels like stepping into a Taylor Swift lyric from "The Last Great American Dynasty." The "Folklore" track ...

I love taking a day trip to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, a quaint neighborhood with Gilded Age history. Watch Hill is even more beautiful during the offseason — and it's a lot less crowded. I always like ...

Newport, with its Gilded Age mansions, scenic Cliff Walk, and old-world International Hall of Fame, may get more attention and hype, but there's a small town on the southern coast of the Ocean State ...