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Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA. It is one of two county seats of Campbell County. Newport is part of the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Metro Area which comprises over 2 million inhabitants.

Landmarks:
Newport Aquarium - located in Newport, Kentucky, is billed as the "number one aquarium in the midwest" with 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet in length. The aquarium showcases thousands of animals from around the world in a million gallons of water, including the enormously popular "Sweet Pea," one of the only shark rays in the world. The facility is open to the public 365 days a year.

The World Peace Bell is located in Newport, Kentucky, and with a weight of 33,285 kg (73,381 lb) and width of 12 feet (3.7 m), is the largest swinging bell in the world. The bell was dedicated on December 31, 1999, and was swung for the first time with the dawning of the year 2000.

The Newport Southbank Bridge (popularly known as the Purple People Bridge after the Sheb Wooley song Purple People Eater) stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the longest pedestrian-only bridge in the United States connecting two states.

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