Guidebook for Providence

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Guidebook for Providence

Parks & Nature

Roger Williams Park covers 435 acres with gardens; a lake with a 1915 bandstand; an amphitheater; greenhouses; the 1773 Betsy Williams Cottage; and a children's area with a carousel, trackless train rides, and other activities. Also in the park is a Museum of Natural History with insects, minerals, fossils, and the state's only planetarium. But what draws most visitors is the 40-acre Roger Williams Park Zoo, which I would skip as these animals are in captivity and should all be sent to a sanctuary so they can live out the rest of their lives in a setting similar to what's natural for them.
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Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Ave
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Roger Williams Park covers 435 acres with gardens; a lake with a 1915 bandstand; an amphitheater; greenhouses; the 1773 Betsy Williams Cottage; and a children's area with a carousel, trackless train rides, and other activities. Also in the park is a Museum of Natural History with insects, minerals, fossils, and the state's only planetarium. But what draws most visitors is the 40-acre Roger Williams Park Zoo, which I would skip as these animals are in captivity and should all be sent to a sanctuary so they can live out the rest of their lives in a setting similar to what's natural for them.
If long stretches of fine white sand beckon you, head for the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown, south of Providence, to find a string of public beaches on the protected waters of Narragansett Bay. Matunuck Beach State Park, East Matunuck State Beach, Roger W. Wheeler State Beach, Scarborough State Beach, and Narragansett Town Beach all have changing facilities and parking. The latter is within walking distance of the old beach resort town of Narragansett Pier, where you'll find both lodging and restaurants. Farther south, more beaches face onto Long Island Sound, where the surf can be a bit heavier.
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Narragansett Beach
39 Boston Neck Road
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If long stretches of fine white sand beckon you, head for the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown, south of Providence, to find a string of public beaches on the protected waters of Narragansett Bay. Matunuck Beach State Park, East Matunuck State Beach, Roger W. Wheeler State Beach, Scarborough State Beach, and Narragansett Town Beach all have changing facilities and parking. The latter is within walking distance of the old beach resort town of Narragansett Pier, where you'll find both lodging and restaurants. Farther south, more beaches face onto Long Island Sound, where the surf can be a bit heavier.
Despite past efforts of mansion owners on the preferred ocean side of Bellevue Avenue to close off access, Newport's Cliff Walk has remained a public walking path since the days when the great palaces were at their prime. The pathway along the rocky shore provides walkers with views of breakers crashing on the rocks below as well as the mansions' gardens and sea-facing facades above, and is one of the most popular - and free - things to do in Newport. The Cliff Walk begins well before The Breakers, the first major mansion it skirts, and after 3.5 miles, it passes by Rough Point, at the end of Bellevue Avenue. The exotic Tea House at Marble House stands just above the path.
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懸崖步道
117 Memorial Blvd
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Despite past efforts of mansion owners on the preferred ocean side of Bellevue Avenue to close off access, Newport's Cliff Walk has remained a public walking path since the days when the great palaces were at their prime. The pathway along the rocky shore provides walkers with views of breakers crashing on the rocks below as well as the mansions' gardens and sea-facing facades above, and is one of the most popular - and free - things to do in Newport. The Cliff Walk begins well before The Breakers, the first major mansion it skirts, and after 3.5 miles, it passes by Rough Point, at the end of Bellevue Avenue. The exotic Tea House at Marble House stands just above the path.

Food Scene

Hemenway’s, an icon in the Rhode Island food scene and the go-to destination for fresh, top-of-catch seafood has been serving both locals and visitors to the capital city for decades. Constantly innovating, Chef Max Peterson delights in creating dishes that utilize the freshest selections from New England’s fishmongers and purveyors. At the heart of the restaurant is our heralded Raw Bar, where guests indulge in our signature Shellfish Platter while enjoying views of the Providence skyline. Centrally located, the proximity of the restaurant to the RISD Museum, Waterfire, Brown University, Johnson & Wales, hotels, and the Convention Center makes them an ideal destination for those visiting.
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Hemenway's Restaurant
121 S Main St
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Hemenway’s, an icon in the Rhode Island food scene and the go-to destination for fresh, top-of-catch seafood has been serving both locals and visitors to the capital city for decades. Constantly innovating, Chef Max Peterson delights in creating dishes that utilize the freshest selections from New England’s fishmongers and purveyors. At the heart of the restaurant is our heralded Raw Bar, where guests indulge in our signature Shellfish Platter while enjoying views of the Providence skyline. Centrally located, the proximity of the restaurant to the RISD Museum, Waterfire, Brown University, Johnson & Wales, hotels, and the Convention Center makes them an ideal destination for those visiting.
With food options ranging from casual snacks to decadent hors d’oevres and entrees, you can work with their talented staff to perfect a custom menu to suit your particular palette. Using high quality ingredients, and featuring many house made and locally sourced items, they bring you a wholesome menu that you can feel good about feeding to your family and friends. Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly :)
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Julian's
318 Broadway
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With food options ranging from casual snacks to decadent hors d’oevres and entrees, you can work with their talented staff to perfect a custom menu to suit your particular palette. Using high quality ingredients, and featuring many house made and locally sourced items, they bring you a wholesome menu that you can feel good about feeding to your family and friends. Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly :)
Nicks on Broadway is a contemporary American restaurant located in the West End of Providence. Nicks specializes in seasonally inspired, locally focused food, put forth humbly with thoughtfulness, passion and honesty. Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly.
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nicks on broadway
500 Broadway
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Nicks on Broadway is a contemporary American restaurant located in the West End of Providence. Nicks specializes in seasonally inspired, locally focused food, put forth humbly with thoughtfulness, passion and honesty. Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly.
With an eye toward sourcing the freshest ingredients, they change their menu seasonally to reflect the flavors found at each time of the year. By respecting the seasonality of the harvest, they are able to focus on each ingredient at its peak. This natural diversity allows them to prepare food simply, letting the quality and vibrant flavor of each ingredient shine. They harvest many of these ingredients from their very own roof top garden at The Peerless Building in downcity Providence.
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Gracie's
194 Washington St
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With an eye toward sourcing the freshest ingredients, they change their menu seasonally to reflect the flavors found at each time of the year. By respecting the seasonality of the harvest, they are able to focus on each ingredient at its peak. This natural diversity allows them to prepare food simply, letting the quality and vibrant flavor of each ingredient shine. They harvest many of these ingredients from their very own roof top garden at The Peerless Building in downcity Providence.
Harry's Philosophy is simple: The highest quality Ingredients such as fresh local produce & strict health regulations = incredible taste & satisfaction. This coupled with unrivaled Craft beers = FUN. Vegetarian Friendly (some vegan options).
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Harry's Bar & Burger
121 N Main St
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Harry's Philosophy is simple: The highest quality Ingredients such as fresh local produce & strict health regulations = incredible taste & satisfaction. This coupled with unrivaled Craft beers = FUN. Vegetarian Friendly (some vegan options).
Amazing selection of natural juices, smoothies and delicious baked goods (all vegan with several gluten-free options).
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Wildflour
727 East Ave
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Amazing selection of natural juices, smoothies and delicious baked goods (all vegan with several gluten-free options).
Locally sourced and seasonally inspired vegetable restaurant and handcrafted cocktails and regional beers. Vegetarian & Vegan Food ONLY.
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The Grange
166 Broadway
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Locally sourced and seasonally inspired vegetable restaurant and handcrafted cocktails and regional beers. Vegetarian & Vegan Food ONLY.
Located in the heart of downtown Providence, at the corner of Westminster and Dorrance Streets, The Dorrance restaurant maintains the timeless elegance of yesteryear in a gleaming, contemporary way. High ornate ceilings, a long, luxurious bar, and a well-appointed dining room are the backdrop for hand-crafted cocktails and globally-inspired, New England cuisine that commands respect. Just steps away from the city’s top hotels and entertainment attractions (Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence Place Mall, The Providence Rink at the Bank of America City Center, WaterFire), The Dorrance is the perfect all-occasion, celebration destination.
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The Dorrance
60 Dorrance St
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Located in the heart of downtown Providence, at the corner of Westminster and Dorrance Streets, The Dorrance restaurant maintains the timeless elegance of yesteryear in a gleaming, contemporary way. High ornate ceilings, a long, luxurious bar, and a well-appointed dining room are the backdrop for hand-crafted cocktails and globally-inspired, New England cuisine that commands respect. Just steps away from the city’s top hotels and entertainment attractions (Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence Place Mall, The Providence Rink at the Bank of America City Center, WaterFire), The Dorrance is the perfect all-occasion, celebration destination.
Located on this quiet corner in Providence, Rhode Island, this high energy eatery was named for the mountain range that runs through South America. The founder took the best cuisine from the region and created a menu lined with a fusion of Latin flavors. Come enjoy different meccas of cuisine with dishes including Ceviche, Churrasco Anticuchero, Pescado A Lo Macho and Paella. They have dishes to please any palate!
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Los Andes
903 Chalkstone Ave
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Located on this quiet corner in Providence, Rhode Island, this high energy eatery was named for the mountain range that runs through South America. The founder took the best cuisine from the region and created a menu lined with a fusion of Latin flavors. Come enjoy different meccas of cuisine with dishes including Ceviche, Churrasco Anticuchero, Pescado A Lo Macho and Paella. They have dishes to please any palate!

Shopping

Along with aisles of your favorite products (and maybe a new favorite you haven't discovered yet) they have a large cafe seating area with free WI-FI. Stop in for your regular grocery shopping or have a seat and enjoy their ready-to-eat prepared foods and coffee bar!
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Whole Foods Market
601 N Main St
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Along with aisles of your favorite products (and maybe a new favorite you haven't discovered yet) they have a large cafe seating area with free WI-FI. Stop in for your regular grocery shopping or have a seat and enjoy their ready-to-eat prepared foods and coffee bar!
Looking for the perfect place to spend a fun day or night out? Look no further than Providence Place, Rhode Island’s ultimate shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Indulge in finds from anchor stores Macy’s and Nordstrom, then catch the latest release at the onsite 16-screen Showcase Cinema De Lux.
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Providence Place Mall
Providence Place
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Looking for the perfect place to spend a fun day or night out? Look no further than Providence Place, Rhode Island’s ultimate shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Indulge in finds from anchor stores Macy’s and Nordstrom, then catch the latest release at the onsite 16-screen Showcase Cinema De Lux.

Sightseeing

Newport's most celebrated - and showiest - Gilded Age mansion was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895 and reflects the unimaginable wealth of the Vanderbilt family. The Italian Renaissance "summer cottage" has 70 rooms, including a grand three-story dining room, and was built using imported French and Italian marble and alabaster. Ceiling paintings, mosaics, marble columns, fine wood paneling, and carved stucco decorate its rooms lavishly and ostentatiously, as was intended by the Vanderbilts, who never risked being outdone by their wealthy competitors.
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破浪旅店
44 Ochre Point Ave
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Newport's most celebrated - and showiest - Gilded Age mansion was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895 and reflects the unimaginable wealth of the Vanderbilt family. The Italian Renaissance "summer cottage" has 70 rooms, including a grand three-story dining room, and was built using imported French and Italian marble and alabaster. Ceiling paintings, mosaics, marble columns, fine wood paneling, and carved stucco decorate its rooms lavishly and ostentatiously, as was intended by the Vanderbilts, who never risked being outdone by their wealthy competitors.
The Providence Flea launched in June 2013 and is held outdoors in the summer and fall on Sundays, and indoors in Winter and Spring. Since then, the Flea has hosted hundreds of vendors--local vintage vendors and the area's artists, artisans and makers, plus community non-profits, food trucks and carts, and live musicians--activating a tiny parcel of unused 195 District Commission land.
Ended: Providence Flea Winter/Spring Indoor Markets
10 Sims Avenue
The Providence Flea launched in June 2013 and is held outdoors in the summer and fall on Sundays, and indoors in Winter and Spring. Since then, the Flea has hosted hundreds of vendors--local vintage vendors and the area's artists, artisans and makers, plus community non-profits, food trucks and carts, and live musicians--activating a tiny parcel of unused 195 District Commission land.
The four-acre Waterplace Park and Riverwalk border the Woonasquatucket River as it winds through Downcity, Providence. Several times during the spring, summer, and fall, the city celebrates this river, which until late in the 20th century, was completely covered by roadways. More than 100 bonfires are lit in large iron pans in the river's center and kept blazing throughout the evening as residents and tourists stroll along the brick riverside walkways and footbridges. Street performers, vendors, and world music highlight these family-friendly celebrations.
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WaterFire
4 N Main St
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The four-acre Waterplace Park and Riverwalk border the Woonasquatucket River as it winds through Downcity, Providence. Several times during the spring, summer, and fall, the city celebrates this river, which until late in the 20th century, was completely covered by roadways. More than 100 bonfires are lit in large iron pans in the river's center and kept blazing throughout the evening as residents and tourists stroll along the brick riverside walkways and footbridges. Street performers, vendors, and world music highlight these family-friendly celebrations.

Arts & Culture

The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence is remarkable not only for the staggering numbers of its collections, but for their breadth of scope. The historical and contemporary textiles and dress collection alone totals more than 26,000 objects, from ancient Egyptian clothing fragments and Elizabethan needlework to 20th-century American designers and Japanese Noh theater robes. Other collections are equally impressive, including Decorative Arts and Design; Asian Art; Contemporary Art (which includes pioneering video arts); Ancient Art (complete with a mummy and coffin); and a Painting and Sculpture collection featuring works by Copley, Homer, Manet, Monet, etc.
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RISD博物館
20 N Main St
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The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence is remarkable not only for the staggering numbers of its collections, but for their breadth of scope. The historical and contemporary textiles and dress collection alone totals more than 26,000 objects, from ancient Egyptian clothing fragments and Elizabethan needlework to 20th-century American designers and Japanese Noh theater robes. Other collections are equally impressive, including Decorative Arts and Design; Asian Art; Contemporary Art (which includes pioneering video arts); Ancient Art (complete with a mummy and coffin); and a Painting and Sculpture collection featuring works by Copley, Homer, Manet, Monet, etc.
The first to build a fine home outside the tight confines of the waterfront, prosperous colonial merchant, John Brown, chose this site high on the hill so he could see his wharves at India Point, from which his ships plied their profitable China trade. The elegant home is still filled with the original Brown family furnishings, which include some of the finest examples of works by Rhode Island's famed cabinetmakers, as well as early decorative arts. If you can see only one colonial home here, make it this one.
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John Brown House Museum
52 Power St
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The first to build a fine home outside the tight confines of the waterfront, prosperous colonial merchant, John Brown, chose this site high on the hill so he could see his wharves at India Point, from which his ships plied their profitable China trade. The elegant home is still filled with the original Brown family furnishings, which include some of the finest examples of works by Rhode Island's famed cabinetmakers, as well as early decorative arts. If you can see only one colonial home here, make it this one.

Drinks & Nightlife

The Avery offers great cocktails and craft beers served by a knowledgeable, friendly staff. The room itself features a world-class design. Part of the West Side's Beer-muda Triangle. Please note that they close at midnight every night because they are required by law to do so. There's usually more than 40 beers available with 8 draught lines. They also have one of the best whiskey lists in town, featuring more than 60 different whiskey's. PLEASE NOTE: They offer light snacks! Just ask what they have available.
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The Avery
18 Luongo Square
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The Avery offers great cocktails and craft beers served by a knowledgeable, friendly staff. The room itself features a world-class design. Part of the West Side's Beer-muda Triangle. Please note that they close at midnight every night because they are required by law to do so. There's usually more than 40 beers available with 8 draught lines. They also have one of the best whiskey lists in town, featuring more than 60 different whiskey's. PLEASE NOTE: They offer light snacks! Just ask what they have available.
Downtown needed another cocktail bar, and recently it got one, in the form of The Eddy. The intimate space just off Westminster Street is already a popular spot for the after work and late night crowds. The Eddy has already picked up some national attention as one of New York Magazine's 50 best cocktails pick. Jay Car is the self-proclaimed "bossman, barkeep." They wanted to bring all the drinks, beer, wine and bar snacks to the city in a way that they have not been done before.
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The Eddy
95 Eddy St
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Downtown needed another cocktail bar, and recently it got one, in the form of The Eddy. The intimate space just off Westminster Street is already a popular spot for the after work and late night crowds. The Eddy has already picked up some national attention as one of New York Magazine's 50 best cocktails pick. Jay Car is the self-proclaimed "bossman, barkeep." They wanted to bring all the drinks, beer, wine and bar snacks to the city in a way that they have not been done before.
POINT STREET IS A ROCK AND ROLL DUELING PIANO SHOW* Sing along with their performers while they play your song requests, roast your friends on stage, and make you laugh ‘til milk comes out ya’ nose. THE MORE YOU PARTICIPATE, THE BETTER THEY SOUND! Request songs, have your friends embarrassed on stage, write phrases to be posted on our mirrors, and sing your face off. AT POINT STREET, YOU ARE THE SHOW! *They are pg-13. Please be forewarned.
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Point Street Dueling Pianos
3 Davol Square
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POINT STREET IS A ROCK AND ROLL DUELING PIANO SHOW* Sing along with their performers while they play your song requests, roast your friends on stage, and make you laugh ‘til milk comes out ya’ nose. THE MORE YOU PARTICIPATE, THE BETTER THEY SOUND! Request songs, have your friends embarrassed on stage, write phrases to be posted on our mirrors, and sing your face off. AT POINT STREET, YOU ARE THE SHOW! *They are pg-13. Please be forewarned.

Getting Around

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1 Sabin St
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