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Known as the “Temple of Trade”, The city’s largest green space is
The Arcade, an 1828 Greek- the Roger Williams Park and
Revival building, covers an Zoo. Once farmland, this 422-
entire block in the city’s old acre (171-ha) park now holds
financial district. The first indoor gardens, greenhouses, and
shopping mall in the US, this ponds, a lake with paddleboats
massive three-story stone and rowboats, as well as
complex, with its high Ionic jogging and cycling tracks and
granite columns, has a skylight a tennis center. Children
extending the entire length of especially love the carousel
the building, providing light rides and train, the planetarium,
even on rainy days. Renovated and the Museum of Natural Rhode Island State House with its
in 2013, the building has shops History. The highlight of the marble dome
and restaurants on the first level, park, however, is the zoo, which P John Brown House
with apartments above. has more than 900 animals,
Downtown Providence is dom- including mammals such as 52 Power St. Tel (401) 273-7507.
8 Apr–Nov: 1:30–3pm Tue–Fri,
inated by the imposing Rhode zebras, giraffes, and cheetahs. 10:30am–3pm Sat; Dec–Mar:
Island State House, con structed The giraffes and elephants in 10:30am–3pm Sat.
in 1904. Its magnif icent white the Fabric of Africa exhibit & 8 =
marble dome is topped by a can be observed easily from
bronze statue called Independent the raised viewing deck. P Rhode Island State
Man, a symbol of Rhode Island’s House
free spirit. Among the displays E RISD Museum of Art 82 Smith St. Tel (401) 222-3983.
inside are the original state 224 Benefit St. Tel (401) 454-6500. Open 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–Fri.
Closed public hols.
charter of 1663 and a full-length Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun, 10am– 8 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm.
portrait of President George 9pm third Thu. Closed public hols. & 7 = -
Washington by Gilbert Stuart. ∑ risd.edu
Downtown
Providence
1 Benefit Street’s
Mile of History
2 Providence Athenaeum
3 RISD Museum of Art
4 First Baptist Church
in America Rhode Island Roger Williams
State House
5 Brown University HO L D E N ST RE E T National Memorial
6 John Brown House FRAN C I S S T G A S P E E STREET C O NG DO N ST M EE TI NG ST RE E T
7 Governor Stephen PAR K S T RE ET HAYES ST Amtrak NORTH MAIN ST BENEFIT STREET
Hopkins House station
8 Waterplace Park
CANAL ST
and Riverwalk Providence AMEX WAY First Baptist A N G E L L S T REE T
9 The Arcade Place Mall FRANCIS ST Waterplace Church in WAT ER M AN S TR E E T
America
Park
0 Rhode Island MEMORIAL BOULEVARD RISD Museum College
EXCHANGE TERR Governor Stephen Athenaeum
State House of Art Providence Green
Brown
Hopkins House
WEST E X C H ANGE STREET
University
HILL The Benefit Street’s
S A B I N STR EE T City DYE R John Brown POWER ST
FO U NTA IN S T RE E T
Mile of History
Arcade
AT W EL LS AV E
WESTMINSTER STREET
Hall
House
BR OA D WAY P L A I N S T R E E T WASHIN GTO N S TRE ET DORRA NCE S TREE T S T R E ET Providence River B E NE FI T ST RE
WILLIAMS ST
WE Y BO SS ET ST R EE T
P INE ST R E ET
0 meters 300 DE AN S T RE ET GREENE STREET F RI EN D S H IP S T
EMPIRE STREET
S O UTH WAT ER ST R EET
S O U T H M AI N ST RE E T
FEDERAL F R A N K L I N ST R EE T
0 yards 300 EDDY ST
Roger Williams Park and Zoo
TF Green State Airport
12 miles (19 km)
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