Newport Car Museum Among Top 10% of Attractions Worldwide According to Tripadvisor
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 4, 2025) – The Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, R.I. has earned Tripadvisor’s® Travelers’ Choice® Award for 2025, putting it in the top 10% of attractions worldwide for a third time. (It also won the distinction in 2021 and 2024.). Each month, millions of travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to discover where to stay, what to do and where to eat based on guidance from those who have been there before.
A Bugatti Veyron (forefront), McLaren P1 (right) and McLaren Senna greet visitors when they first enter the World Car Gallery at the Newport Car Museum.
“Ranking among the top percentage of businesses globally means you have made a memorable impact on your visitors, and many took the time to go online and leave glowing reviews about their experiences,” said Tripadvisor President Kristen Dalton.
What makes the Newport Car Museum stand out?
For starters, the private collection of 100+ classic, rare, and exotic cars is showcased in its full glory seven days a week. Seven expansive galleries feature World Cars, Corvettes, Ford/Shelby, Porsches, Fin Cars, Mopars and American Muscle and focus on eight decades (from the mid-1950s to current times) of modern industrial automotive design. The displays, enhanced with platforms and turntables for the cars, award-winning videos, commissioned artwork, have been carefully curated to appeal to men as well as women and to all generations, from grandparents to parents to children. A welcoming staff and friendly, knowledgeable docents figure high in the Tripadvisor reviews as does the inclusion of Mid-Century Modern furniture in the surroundings, a giant Gift Shop that wows, and free parking for more than 350 cars.
Corvettes, Fin Cars, and Porsches each have their own gallery (as do Ford/Shelbys, World Cars, Mopars, and American Muscle cars) at the Newport Car Museum
The Newport Car Museum is handicap accessible and hours are daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the door or online at www.newportcarmuseum.org (401-848-2277). Regular admission: $20/adults; $17/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under (with an adult).
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