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Providence
USA (RI)
The Creative Capital
WaterFire bonfires on three rivers, Brown and RISD students everywhere, and a great food-and-coffee scene — Providence is New England's quirkiest small capital.
Things to do
- WaterFiremust-see
100 floating bonfires on the rivers downtown — magical free evening event, 2x/month May–Oct.
Evening · Free · culture - RISD Museummust-see
Smithsonian-affiliated — 100,000 works in a small, top-quality collection.
2 hrs · $20 (free Sundays) · culture - Federal Hill (Little Italy)must-see
Atwells Avenue — Italian restaurants, bakeries, and the famous Pineapple Arch.
Half day · $20–40 · food - Roger Williams Park & Zoorecommended
435-acre Olmsted park with a top-rated New England zoo.
Half day · $22 zoo · nature - Rhode Island State Houseoptional
Marble dome (4th-largest unsupported in the world) — free guided tours.
1 hr · Free · attraction