South County history and outdoor adventures make it a great place for kids

Casey Farm

2325 Boston Neck Road Saunderstown, RI 02874 Phone: 401-295-1030

This working farm overlooking Narragansett Bay, with its fields, barns, and family burial ground, is one of the original plantation farms of the Colonial period and the site of activity during the Revolutionary War. Children will enjoy the house museum and hiking trails. Farmers market on Saturdays in the summer. Events include visits by chefs, children’s days, and artisan/craft days. Open June 1 to October 15.

Flying Horse Carousel

Bay Street Watch Hill, RI 02891 Phone: 401-596-7761

A National Historic landmark, this merry-go-round was built by the Charles W.F. Dare Co. of New York around 1867. Its 20 horses are suspended from a center frame and they swing out when in motion. Each horse is hand carved from a single piece of wood and embellished with real horsehair tail and mane, leather saddle, and agate eyes. Open daily Memorial Day to Columbus Day.

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum

815 Gilbert Stuart Road Saunderstown, RI 02874 Phone: 401-294-3001

This is home to the famous artist of the Federal Period who painted a well-known portrait of President George Washington. The birthplace and museum is a showplace for Stuart’s work as well as a restored workingman’s home. The homestead features a partially restored grist mill and a fish ladder, which is packed in the spring with migrating herring. The property has authentic 18th-century gardens and a children's activity garden. Rowboats for rent. Open May to October.

South County Museum

Strathmore Street and Anne Hoxsie Lane Narragansett, RI Phone: 401-783-5400

Hours: May, June and September, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m; July and August, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.

South County Museum is located on a 174-acre park that once was the 68-room summer home of Civil War-era Governor William Sprague. It includes a working 19th-century farm, and its seven exhibition buildings house a working print shop and working blacksmith shop, plus exhibits on farming, home-making, fishing and sailing and other aspects of 19th- and early 20th-century life in southern Rhode Island. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors over age 60, $4; children age 6 to 12, $2.

Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum

390A Summit Road in Arcadia Village Exeter, RI 02822 Phone: 401-539-7213

Open year-round by appointment only.

Artifacts and information about local tribes and Native American groups across the country. Artifacts include an authentic birch bark canoe, a collection of Southern New England ash splint baskets, and a large doll collection.