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| Travel Guide for Rhode Island In the northwestern part of the country the whole panoply of pounding waves and tranquil woodlands, colonial history and industrial heritage, and every other distinctive quality of all things New England is gorgeously in display in the sparkling vacation playground that is Rhode Island, the Ocean State. Admittedly, Rhode Island is the smallest state in the Union. But there is surely a lot going for it that Little Rhody surely has developed its idiosyncratic identity not easy to be overlooked. The first one of the original 13 colonies to declare independence from British rule, Samuel Slater's creation of the nation's first water-powered textile mill in Pawtucket that kicked off the Industrial Revolution in America, the biggest collection of National Historic Landmarks, just to name a few. With Atlantic Ocean at its courtyard, Rhode Island's nautical nature of its geography and climate surely pervades its cultural verve. Water surely plays a big part in your Rhode Island vacation, especially if you're fleeing the hassles of the concrete jungles as far away as possible. In that case, Block Island cannot be beat. Lying about an-hour's ferry ride from Point Judith off the shore in Block Island Sound, Block Island is a tidy little resort at sea. From beachcombing along its soft clean public beaches to bird-watching in the Block Island National Wildlife Refuges, from spectacular sunsets at Mohegan Bluffs, Southeast Lighthouse and North Light to the tantalizing Friday Clam Shack nights at the McGovern's Yellow Kittens Tavern, from quaintly charming Rhode Island bed and breakfast inns such as the Blue Dory Inn to superbly lavish Rhode Island beach and ocean resorts like Island Manor Resort, Block Island's summer vacation possibilities are nothing short of astounding. With the craggily convoluted coastline hacked out of the Narragansett Bay framing its 400 miles of coastal playground, Rhode Island has long been "discovered" by nouveau riche industrialists the late 1800s as who built their "summer homes" along the rugged coastline. Better described as mansions, the epitome of the ostentation of the Gilded Age is now restored and converted into touring grounds. You don't have to be a Vanderbilt or Astor to enjoy these endearingly lavish estates. Just book a historic mansions tour in Newport, the glittering City by the Sea, to soak up the grandeur of Vanderbilt family's The Breakers and the Marble House, Astors' Beechwood Mansion, Doris Duke's Rough Point, Theresa Fair Oelrichs' Rosefliff and more, most of which are to be found picturesquely perched on Cliff Walk, a 3.5 miles paved trail winding along the rocky coves through palatial private properties, sandy beaches, historic sites, scenic lookouts, etc. Also in this darling city of the American elite, you'll find the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino, Museum of Yachting, Naval War College Museum, Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the US, some of the most sizzling Rhode Island shopping and dinning at the Bowen's Wharf, and the Brick Market Place, as well as a host of cultural events and festivals such as the Newport Music Festival in July, and Newport Jazz Festival and Apple& Eve Newport Folk Festival in August. To catch the carnival atmosphere in its best, head to Providence, the state capital, for the extravagant WaterFire, the signature event of the Renaissance City where the entire downtown area is set ablaze with numerous bonfires done in artistic ways. To view the event at its peak, there is no better spot than the Waterplace Park. Add a gondola ride with your sweetheart, romance is bound to be kindled. Also illuminated in Providence are the Rhode Island State House, The Courthouse and Memorial Park, "Mile of History" along Benefit Street, etc. Don't miss out Providence's other choice places of interest, including Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Culinary Archives and Museum in Johnson & Wales University, American Diner Museum, and Federal Hill's Italian eateries for gourmands' interests, Providence Children's Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Carousel Village, and Museum of Natural History and Planetarium to grab kids' attention, and the Providence Place Mall and The Arcade, to perk up shoppers' enthusiasm. On your way northward from the oceanfront Block Island to the coastal Newport to the harbor-side Providence, and further northward into the Blackstone River Valley where you'll find Pawtucket, the Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, Woonsocket, home of the Museum of Work and Culture and Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor, and many other scenic historic towns, you'll come across some of the most essential Rhode Island hotels, motels, inns and resorts accommodations. In the first rank of hotels in Rhode Island are some of the most distinctive Rhode Island beach and ocean resorts and characterful Rhode Island bed and breakfast inns, which are perfect for a thorough immersion of lifestyles of the rich and famous or a unique romantic Rhode Island wedding. Highlights include the abovementioned options in Block Island, Point Pleasant Inn & Resort, Point Pleasant Inn & Resort in Bristol, a city known for the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States, Watch Hill Inn and Breezeway Resort in South County, where some of the best-established beaches and seaside resort communities are to be found. Awaiting the jet set in Newport are the Chanler at Cliff Walk, Bannister's Wharf Guest Rooms, Castle Hill Inn & Resort, and The Wellington Resort. There is also a variety of national band Newport RI hotels to accommodate a variety of needs and budgets. Hotels in Providence RI and the near vicinity are more likely to be of national chains variety, especially those high-rise hotels in Providence RI in downtown near the Rhode Island Convention Center, and budget and studio airport hotels in Providence RI near Warwick, site of TF Green Airport, Rhode Island Mall, and "Gaspee Days". Rhode Island travel guide is copyrighted. 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