Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum

45-room mansion overlooking 33 acres of landscaped grounds, with gardens, bamboo grove and a 90-foot giant sequoia; views of Narragansett Bay from paths and 10-acre lawn. Mansion open for self-guided tours.

Special exhibit through Oct. 12: A New Century, follows the step-by-step progress of the design and construction of the Blithewold Mansion in 1908 and includes highlights of events that took place that year, as well as a month-by-month account of the family’s activities, photographs of the house under construction and architectural plans; in the Billiard Room.