Rhode Island - Rhode Island

Rhode Island is one of the New England states. It is the smallest state in the United States. It borders in the north and east Massachusetts, in the west Connecticut and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.

Regions

places

• 41.82399-71.412831 Providence - State capital, largest city and main business center. Home of Brown University, one of the most prestigious (and most expensive) universities in the USA
• 41.89-71.39252 Central Falls - It only extends over a square mile and is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
• 41.65-71.4833333333333 East Greenwich - Founded in 1677, the Historic District on Main Street has charming shops, fine dining, and a community theater.
• 41.45-71.4494444444444 Narragansett - New England's Best Beaches.
• 41.488002-71.3126225 Newport - on Aquidneck Island. Once the favorite city of the American elite, it is famous for yachting, mansions and jazz. Newport was in the 19th and 20th centuries the Place where every coke, steel and railroad baron had to be represented with a castle-like villa
• 41.875555555556-71.3761111111116 Pawtucket - Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution
• 41.4475-71.5272222222227 South Kingstown, including the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Matunuck, and Peacedale Wakefield.
• 41.716666666667-71.4166666666678 Warwick - Home to TF Green Airport, a shopping mall and Gaspee Days is an easier (and cheaper) place to land from your flight and rent a hotel room and car.
• 42.008333333333-71.5161111111119 Woonsocket - Once known as "Little Quebec", it has the largest French-speaking population in Rhode Island. French is rarely heard today: it has been replaced with English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Other goals

• 41.169722-71.581 Block Island - Island off the south coast of RI. Great landscapes, beautiful beaches in a small, manageable and walkable area.
• 41.8304-71.41092 Roger Williams National Memorial, Providence - In memory of the Rhode Island Colony founder who campaigned for religious freedom.
• 41.4894-71.31193 Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, Newport - The oldest synagogue building still in existence in North America dates back to the colonial times.

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getting there

By plane

Rhode Island has an airport in the centrally located town of Warwick, the 41.723888888889-71.4283333333331 T.F. Green Airport(IATA: PVD), In addition to various domestic American airports, it will also operate from Condor in the summer season Frankfurt approached. The airport also has a rail connection so that you can continue your journey without a vehicle.

Closest international airport with a wide range of destinations is 42.363056-71.006389Boston Logan International Airport(IATA: BOS), from which it is also possible to continue your journey by train.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

Marine animals and seafood play a big part in the local cuisine. There are countless fish restaurants that want to cook for guests in excellent quality. Definitely one when visiting Rhode Island Clam cake or Clam chowder try.

Clam cakes (also known as clam fritters) are a mixture of minced mussels (mostly quahog) with various other ingredients that are deep-fried into balls. The dough consists of flour, milk, clam juice, eggs and baking powder. They are especially popular during the "clamming" season (September 15 to May 15) when clams are in abundance. In season it is allowed for private individuals to dig mussels and oysters on the beach. Clam cakes are often sold as finger food in take-out stores. A meal usually consists of several cakes, french fries and coleslaw (coleslaw). Often there is also clam chowder (mussel soup) with it.

nightlife

Rhode Island has some great bars, a couple of brewpubs, a couple of wineries, and a brewery or two.

Newport is home to the Newport Storm Brewery. The local brew can be sampled in many locations across RI. Pawtucket has become the state's brewing hub.

Rhode Island law states that beer and wine can only be sold in liquor stores, not supermarkets or convenience stores. However, the liquor stores are also open on Sundays.

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Web links

• https://www.ri.gov/ (en) - Official website of Rhode Island