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90 ❯❯ New England Area by Area

The Best of the Rest

Audubon Society of
City Center Ice Rink
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Rhode Island
MAP E4 • 2 Kennedy Plaza,
Environmental Education Providence • 401 331 5544 • Open late
Center Nov–early Mar: daily • Adm • provparks
MAP F4 • 1401 Hope St, Rte 114, Bristol conservancy.org/visit/ice-skating
• 401 245 7500 • Open mid-Apr–mid- Skate in the shadow of the state’s
Oct: daily; mid-Oct–mid-Apr: Wed–Sun tallest skyscraper, the 428-ft (130-m)
• Adm • www.asri.org Art Deco “Superman Building.”
Explore marine life at this family-
Pawtuxet Village
friendly wildlife refuge. 6
MAP E4 • Warwick
A mid-June parade marks the 1772
burning of a British ship by local
patriots. Dozens of Colonial buildings
feature in the historic district.
Museum of Work and
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Culture
MAP E3 • 42 S Main St, Woonsocket
• 401 769 9675 • Closed Mon • Adm
• www.rihs.org
Green Animals Topiary Garden This museum in a former textile mill
details the lives of those who worked
Green Animals Topiary
2 here and in other local factories.
Garden
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
MAP F5 • 380 Cory’s Lane, off Rte 8
114, Portsmouth • 401 847 1000 and Museum
• Open late May–early Oct: daily MAP E5 • 815 Gilbert Stuart Rd,
• Adm • www.newportmansions.org Saunderstown • 401 294 3001
A Rhode Island Red rooster is one of • Open May–mid-Jun, Sep–mid-Oct:
the 80 topiaries at the US’s oldest Thu–Mon; mid-Jun–Aug: daily • Adm
topiary garden, located on a small • www.gilbertstuartmuseum.org
country estate in Portsmouth. Artist Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
painted the celebrities of his day. A
Beavertail Lighthouse
3 tour of his birthplace uncovers his
Museum
modest beginnings.
MAP E5 • Beavertail State Park,
East Bay Bike Path
Jamestown • 401 423 3270 • Open 9
Jun–Sep: daily; Oct: Sat & Sun • Adm MAP F4
• www.beavertaillight.org Zip down the bayside path between
There has been a lighthouse on this East Providence and Bristol for views
site since 1749. The keeper’s house of Narragansett Bay on one side,
is now a museum. herons and egrets on the other.
Casey Farm
Pawtucket Red Sox
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Baseball, McCoy Stadium
MAP E5 • 2325 Boston Neck
Rd, Saunderstown (North Kingstown) MAP E4 • 1 Columbus Ave, Pawtucket
• 401 295 1030 • Open Jun–mid-Oct: • 401 724 7300 • Open Apr–Sep
Mon–Fri • Adm • Adm • www.pawsox.com
This 18th-century farmhouse offers Many top baseball players perfected
a glimpse into Rhode Island’s agri- their game with this Boston Triple-A
cultural past. Produce grown here team. Grab a seat in McCoy Stadium
is sold on Saturdays. and you might spot the next star.
See map on pp86–7
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