- Our list of the best things to do in Newport, Rhode Island, features the top 347 nearby activities — including 159 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Newport, RI has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sights & Landmarks, Museums & Galleries, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 33 things to do within the city of Newport, RI , followed by 314 popular activities in nearby cities, including Providence, Fall River, New Bedford, North Kingstown, Narragansett, Warwick, Middletown, Charlestown, Cranston, Jamestown, East Greenwich, Tiverton, Bristol, Wakefield, East Providence, Portsmouth, Coventry, Warren, Dartmouth, Wickford, Dennis Port, Exeter, Little Compton and Saunderstown
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Featuring IMAX, Providence Place Cinema offers movie showings for blockbuster hits to foreign flicks in digital projection. The lobby has a full bar where visitors can order a variety of mixed drinks and draft beer for their movie.
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Providing panoramic views of the Providence skyline is the main draw of Prospect Terrace. The site and its surrounding park also serve as the home of the Roger Williams Memorial statue which overlooks the city.
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Friendly staff and clean facilities make the Providence Train Station a welcome stop among travelers. Its central location makes this station a convenient option for travelers taking day trips to Boston or catching a flight.
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A minimalist but pleasant and scenic park, Prospect Park is a small bit of wooded green space with benches, ample shade, and an imposing statue of Roger Williams at its center.
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Featuring reserve-able seats, Providence Place Cinemas 16 and IMAX showcases newly released films in its IMAX auditoriums. The cinema has a full lobby bar with mixed drinks and cocktails that visitors can bring into the auditorium with them.
24.2 Miles
A campus rich in faith, culture, and history, Providence College teaches an operates with good morals. Providence keeps faith as a main operating principle, encouraging its students to discover faith and providing the buildings to do so.
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The most unique public art installation in Providence, Rhode Island is Waterfire, a series of braziers set in Waterplace Park. The braziers are ceremonially lit several times per year, and draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
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The Block Island Ferry offers a fast, fun, and efficiency way to get to Block Island. It offers traditional ferry trips at 55 minutes or high-speed trips at 30 minutes ideal for business travel, vacation travel, or quick getaways.
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The Swan Point Cemetery was established in 1846 and has grown into a large, historic cemetery that welcomes all races and religions. The site also features a 200-acre garden and an adjoining bike trail.
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An entertainment center, Sky Zone Providence features trampoline activities including dodgeball, basketball, open jumping, a foam zone and aerobics classes. The center provides a separate toddler time, a room for private parties and a program for special needs jumpers.