Denée Benton as Peggy Scott this season in The Gilded Age. Courtesy of HBO Newport, Rhode Island, spans approximately 11 square miles and kisses the edge of Narragansett Bay to the north.

Wine Spectator recently named the best restaurants for wine in Rhode Island for 2025. Cara, at 117 Memorial Blvd., Newport, has 440 selections, with strength in California and French wines.

Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, can feel like stepping onto a film set, because many scenes from HBO’s hit show “ The Gilded Age ” were filmed in the city’s gigantic 19th-century mansions.