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Things to Do in Providence
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Benefit Street
The centerpiece of any visit to Providence is the "mile of History,"... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Providence |
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Brown University
The nation's seventh-oldest college, founded in 1764, is an Ivy... |
Educational Institutions | Providence |
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Culinary Arts Museum
An offbeat, fascinating museum in an otherwise nondescript building... |
Museums / Galleries | Providence |
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Federal Hill
You're as likely to hear Italian as English in this neighborhood... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Providence |
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First Baptist Church in America
This historic house of worship was built in 1775 for a congregation... |
Religious Sites | Providence |
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First Unitarian Church of Providence
This Romanesque house of worship made of Rhode Island granite... |
Religious Sites | Providence |
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Governor Henry Lippit House Museum
The two-term Rhode Island governor made his fortune selling textiles... |
Museums / Galleries | Providence |
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John Brown House Museum
The four Brown brothers—John, Joseph, Moses, and Nicholas—were... |
Houses / Mansions | Providence |
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John Hay Library
Built in 1910 and named for Abraham Lincoln's secretary, the... |
Libraries | Providence |
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Market House
Though this building is not open to the public, it is a historically... |
Architectural Sites | Providence |
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
This superb museum is a multilevel complex housing paintings... |
Museums / Galleries | Providence |
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Providence Athenaeum
Established in 1753 and housed in a Greek Revival structure of... |
Libraries | Providence |
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Providence Children's Museum
At Rhode Island's only hands-on museum for children, kids can... |
Museums / Galleries | Providence |
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Rhode Island State House
Designed by the noted firm of McKim, Mead & White and erected... |
Government Buildings | Providence |
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Roger Williams National Memorial
Roger Williams contributed so significantly to the development... |
Parks, Memorials / Monuments | Providence |
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Roger Williams Park and Zoo
At this regal 430-acre Victorian park you can picnic, feed the... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Providence |
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Thayer Street
Thayer Street bears a proud old New England name and is very... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Providence |
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Waterplace Park and Riverwalk
Romantic Venetian-style footbridges, cobblestone walkways, and... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Providence |
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Wickenden Street
The main artery in the Fox Point district, a formerly working-class... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Providence |