Things to Do in Providence

Things to Do in Providence

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Benefit Street
The centerpiece of any visit to Providence is the "mile of History,"...
Neighborhoods / Streets Providence
 
Brown University
The nation's seventh-oldest college, founded in 1764, is an Ivy...
Educational Institutions Providence
 
Culinary Arts Museum
An offbeat, fascinating museum in an otherwise nondescript building...
Museums / Galleries Providence
 
Federal Hill
You're as likely to hear Italian as English in this neighborhood...
Neighborhoods / Streets Providence
 
First Baptist Church in America
This historic house of worship was built in 1775 for a congregation...
Religious Sites Providence
 
First Unitarian Church of Providence
This Romanesque house of worship made of Rhode Island granite...
Religious Sites Providence
 
Governor Henry Lippit House Museum
The two-term Rhode Island governor made his fortune selling textiles...
Museums / Galleries Providence
 
John Brown House Museum
The four Brown brothers—John, Joseph, Moses, and Nicholas—were...
Houses / Mansions Providence
 
John Hay Library
Built in 1910 and named for Abraham Lincoln's secretary, the...
Libraries Providence
 
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
 
Providence Athenaeum
Established in 1753 and housed in a Greek Revival structure of...
Libraries Providence
 
Providence Children's Museum
At Rhode Island's only hands-on museum for children, kids can...
Museums / Galleries Providence
 
Rhode Island State House
Designed by the noted firm of McKim, Mead & White and erected...
Government Buildings Providence
 
Roger Williams National Memorial
Roger Williams contributed so significantly to the development...
Parks, Memorials / Monuments Providence
 
Roger Williams Park and Zoo
At this regal 430-acre Victorian park you can picnic, feed the...
Zoos / Aquariums Providence
 
Thayer Street
Thayer Street bears a proud old New England name and is very...
Neighborhoods / Streets Providence
 
Waterplace Park and Riverwalk
Romantic Venetian-style footbridges, cobblestone walkways, and...
Neighborhoods / Streets Providence
 
Wickenden Street
The main artery in the Fox Point district, a formerly working-class...
Neighborhoods / Streets Providence
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