About this city
North Kingstown is a deeply historic, architecture-rich manufacturing and riverport metropolis beautifully built along the flat alluvial plains of western Narragansett Bay. Settled meticulously in 1637 around a historic fur trading post established by Roger Williams, the town expertly preserves its picture-perfect colonial identity, typified by Wickford Village. Today, the city serves as a vital strategic logistics and high-tech corporate center for the state, home to one of the largest intermodal port and industrial parks in the northeastern United States.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Stroll the water-lined historic streets of Wickford Village to photograph 18th-century timber-framed homes, step inside the historic 1700s rooms at Smith's Castle, and explore the Quonset Air Museum.
