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Newport's dramatic coastline, parks, and historical sites offer great family activities

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This beautiful city by the sea offers much in the way of family lodging, entertainment, education and fun. Stay on the harbor and take a harbor cruise, explore a revolutionary fort, have close encounters with real wildlife and sculpted green animals. Find a beach, tour the International Tennis Hall of Fame and walk along the ocean on Cliff Walk. Bountiful local farms offer great food and NE’s “best ice cream.” You’ll find lighthouses you can visit and enough historic landmarks and artifacts to teach your own history class when you get home.
Family Activities
Save The Bay

Multiple Centers & Dock Locations Providence, Newport, Westerly, RI, MA Phone: 401-272-3540

Have fun while learning something? Save The Bay can help you do that!

For Save The Bay's educators, learning and having fun go hand-in-hand. This nonprofit environmental organization offers plenty of opportunities to do just that at its year-round locations in Providence and Newport, RI. At its Bay Center in Providence, you can explore shoreline trails, enjoy the fishing cove and public dock, or even hop on board a Lighthouse Tour (June through October). In Newport, you can stop by their interactive Hamilton Family Aquarium to check out sea urchins, horseshoe crabs, skates, sharks and more. Or, you can take a Seal Tour from Perrotti Park from November through April.
Boat tours depart from Newport, Westerly, and Providence RI.
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Rhode Island Red Food Tours

Tours offered in Providence & Newport Providence/Newport, RI, 02840 Phone: 401-684-1110

Bring the whole family along for a flavorful day with Rhode Island Red Food Tours.

Our tours are designed for ages 8 and up to enjoy, with plenty of kid-friendly tastings, hands-on learning about local history, and stops at iconic Rhode Island eateries. Children love sampling clam cakes, house made ice cream scoops, or tasting a sweet treat at a local bakery, while parents enjoy discovering hidden gems to go back to and cultural stories. Walking together through charming neighborhoods makes it an easy, family-friendly adventure that mixes fun, food, and learning. Rhode Island Red Food Tours is a memorable way to spend quality time together with the whole family, young and old while experiencing Rhode Island’s best flavors. An award-winning activity for all!
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Audubon Society of Rhode Island - Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium

1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI, 02809 Phone: 401-949-5454

Explore WILD THINGS at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium!

Stroll through a pollinator garden, hike trails to Narragansett Bay, and spot birds, frogs, and turtles along the boardwalk. Inside, discover seahorses, sharks, and other fascinating marine life in the aquarium. Year-round programming includes birding walks, nature workshops, evening hikes, and close-up animal encounters with turtles, snakes, owls, and hawks.

During the summer, head "Outside with a Guide!" Small-group private tours led by an Audubon naturalist are available for adults or families with children ages 5 and up, with a maximum of 10 participants.
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