LOCATION The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the smallest state in the US. Rhode Island is part of the New England region, and was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule. Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS
EAST BAY REGION
Herreshoff Marine Museum displays over 40 historic yachts, steam engines, fittings, photographs and memorabilia of the accomplishments of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Audubon Environmental Education Center
PROVIDENCE REGION Waterfire Providence is an award winning multi-media installation created by artist Barnaby Evans.
Perishable Theatre Arts Center focuses on producing and presenting new works for adults and children that challenge assumptions about how we live today.
Rhode Island School of Design Museum traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through its collection of more than 85,000 works of art in all media from all cultures.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence Children's Museum
Providence Athenaeum
Roger Williams Park and Zoo
SOUTH COUNTY REGION
Smith's Castle provides an opportunity for adults and children to experience nearly four centuries of Rhode Island history.
Wickford Village offers a taste of New England life as it was a century or more ago.
Frosty Drew Observatory is a true observatory where you will see the real sky through a real telescope.
BLOCK ISLAND is truly Nature's Treasure on the Sea, offering an unspoiled rural setting where a visitor can feel like they have stepped back to a gentler, quieter time.
NATIONAL PARKS
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has 400,000 acres located within Worcester County in central Massachusetts and Providence County in northern Rhode Island.
Roger Williams National Memorial commemorates the life of the founder of Rhode Island and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom.
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one that survives from the colonial era.
REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS
EAST BAY REGION
Herreshoff Marine Museum displays over 40 historic yachts, steam engines, fittings, photographs and memorabilia of the accomplishments of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Audubon Environmental Education Center
PROVIDENCE REGION Waterfire Providence is an award winning multi-media installation created by artist Barnaby Evans.
Perishable Theatre Arts Center focuses on producing and presenting new works for adults and children that challenge assumptions about how we live today.
Rhode Island School of Design Museum traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through its collection of more than 85,000 works of art in all media from all cultures.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence Children's Museum
Providence Athenaeum
Roger Williams Park and Zoo
SOUTH COUNTY REGION
Smith's Castle provides an opportunity for adults and children to experience nearly four centuries of Rhode Island history.
Wickford Village offers a taste of New England life as it was a century or more ago.
Frosty Drew Observatory is a true observatory where you will see the real sky through a real telescope.
BLOCK ISLAND is truly Nature's Treasure on the Sea, offering an unspoiled rural setting where a visitor can feel like they have stepped back to a gentler, quieter time.
NATIONAL PARKS
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has 400,000 acres located within Worcester County in central Massachusetts and Providence County in northern Rhode Island.
Roger Williams National Memorial commemorates the life of the founder of Rhode Island and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom.
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one that survives from the colonial era.
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