About this city
Also known as: The Creative Capital, The Beehive of Industry
Providence is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, strategically positioned flatly at the historic navigation head of the Providence River at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. Founded meticulously in 1636 by exiled puritan minister Roger Williams as a historic safe haven for absolute religious freedom, it stands proudly as one of the oldest cities in the nation. Today, Providence thrives as a booming Ivy League academic powerhouse and design metropolis, seamlessly blending its atmospheric, gas-lit cobblestone hills and monumental brick industrial mill districts with world-class culinary innovation.
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Suggested stay: 2–3 days
View a breathtaking multi-million dollar open-air fire art installation directly on the city channels at WaterFire, stroll through the hallowed brick academic squares of Brown University, and shop at the historic 1828 Westminster Arcade.
