Providence Travel Guide
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Welcome to Providence, RI!
This WorldWeb.com travel and tourism guide for Providence, featuring hotels and other accommodations, tours, attractions, events, shopping and more, will help you plan a successful visit to Providence, Rhode Island , U.S.A.Providence, a city of 160,000 people and the first settlement of Rhode Island, is a port city with a colorful past and a present vitality. As state capital since 1901, Providence is home to the Rhode Island Statehouse, which boasts a huge dome ceiling and sits upon a hill overlooking the city. Benefit Street is lined with the restored homes of merchants and sea captains. The John Brown house, an elegant mansion restored as a museum, exhibits original furnishings of the Brown family and displays about historic Providence. Little Italy, filled with cafes, bakeries, bars and bistros, is a lively area with a friendly ambience. A vivacity from Ivy league Brown University and the famous Rhode Island School of design infuses and energizes.
Tourist Attractions
This is the only museum in the area designed for families and children.
Hotels & Motels
Located in historic Bristol Rhode Island with spectacular waterfront and garden views.
