The Breakers
A 70-room summer house built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II between 1893 and 1895, on the cliffs above the Atlantic in Newport. It is the grandest of the Gilded Age mansions along the town's shore, with interiors in the manner of an Italian Renaissance palazzo.
- Where
- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.4697, -71.2986
Get the The Breakers stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at The Breakers. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rhode Island volume with your photos and a note.
Near The Breakers
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 98 km
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Questions
Where is The Breakers?
The Breakers is in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (98 km), Fenway Park (99 km), Freedom Trail (101 km).
How do I get the The Breakers stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at The Breakers and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rhode Island volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to The Breakers before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rhode Island volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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