Attractions
State Capitol
Rhode Island’s magnificent white marble Georgian state
house was inspired by London’s St Paul’s Cathedral and
the US Capitol. It has the distinction of sporting one of only four
self-supporting domes in the world, the others being St
Peter’s Basilica, the Taj Mahal, and...
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The three-storey mansion on Power Street, designed by Joseph
Brown for his brother John, in 1786, was once described by John
Quincy Adams as 'the most magnificent and elegant private mansion
that I have ever seen on this continent'. Indeed the formal
Georgian style...
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Providence's renovated downtown waterfront is known as
Waterplace Park, a haven of romantic Venetian footbridges and
cobblestone walkways that has won national and international design
awards. The river walk was the centre of the shipping trade in the
city's early years, sited at the...
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The small but comprehensive museum attached to the Rhode Island
design college features many changing exhibitions, particularly
relating to textiles. The museum's permanent collection includes
the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller collection of Japanese prints, Chinese
terracotta, Greek statuary and some French Impressionist paintings.
Highlights are works...
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Providence's zoo is situated in a beautiful 174-hectare
(430-acre) Victorian park accessed from Elmwood Avenue on the south
edge of the city. The Roger Williams Park also contains two other
popular attractions, a museum of natural history and a planetarium,
as well as offering...
see full detailsBenefit Street
One of America's most famous walks is down Providence's Benefit
Street, lined with an impressive concentration of original Colonial
homes. The 'mile of history' takes in all the well-restored
buildings that were home to merchants and sea captains. The street,
overlooking the city's waterfront,...
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