Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Providence, United States

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 5 km
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Experience Providence in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ProvidenceIndividual Sights in Providence

Sight 1: John Brown House Museum

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The John Brown House borders the campus of Brown University at 52 Power Street on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed in 1788, it was the first mansion to be built in Providence and is named after its first owner, John Brown, a statesman, merchant, slave trader, and early benefactor of the University.

Wikipedia: John Brown House (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: First Unitarian Church of Providence

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First Unitarian Church of Providence is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation located at the corner of Benefit and Benevolent Streets in Providence, Rhode Island. The congregation was founded in 1723, and the current church building was dedicated in 1816. For many years it was known as the First Congregational Church of Providence.

Wikipedia: First Unitarian Church of Providence (EN), Website

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Annmary Brown Memorial

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Annmary Brown Memorial is an art museum, library and mausoleum at Brown University. It is located at 21 Brown Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is one of six libraries comprising the University Library system.

Wikipedia: Annmary Brown Memorial (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Saint Stephens Church

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S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 114 George Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is in the Brown University campus and is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.

Wikipedia: S. Stephen's Church (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Lindemann Performing Arts Center

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The Lindemann Performing Arts Center is a performing and visual arts facility at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building is located at 144 Angell Street on Brown's main campus in the city's College Hill neighborhood, and opened in October 2023. The Lindemann and adjacent Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts are both utilized by the Brown Arts Institute and comprise part of the university's Ronald O. Perelman Arts District. The Arts Center is named for benefactor Frayda Lindemann and her husband George Lindemann.

Wikipedia: Lindemann Performing Arts Center (EN), Website

341 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Slavery Memorial

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The Slavery Memorial is a sculptural memorial on the campus of Brown University that recognizes the institution's 18th century connections to chattel slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Designed by sculptor Martin Puryear and dedicated in 2014, the memorial stands on the university's Front Green, adjacent to University Hall.

Wikipedia: Slavery Memorial (Brown University) (EN), Website

500 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: State Arsenal

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The State Arsenal, originally the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery Arsenal, and commonly called the Benefit Street Arsenal is a historic armory building located at 176 Benefit Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1839, was designed by Russell Warren in the Gothic Revival style, and was built by Tallman & Bucklin.

Wikipedia: State Arsenal (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN)

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Old State House

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Old State House

The Old State House on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, also known as Providence Sixth District Court House, Providence Colony House, Providence County House, and Rhode Island State House is located on 150 Benefit Street, with the front facade facing North Main Street. It is a brick Georgian-style building largely completed in 1762. It was used as the meeting place for the colonial and state legislatures for 149 years.

Wikipedia: Old State House (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal

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The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, located at 271 North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island was built in 1810 and was designed and built by John Holden Greene in the early Gothic Revival style, replacing a smaller wooden 1722 church on the same site. A chapel by Richard Upjohn was added in 1856, and the south transept by Clifton A. Hall in 1866. The interior was remodeled by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in the Baroque style in 1905, and further changes were made in 1967. The Diocesan Offices next door was designed by Milman & Sturges in 1967, and changes were made to it in 1972. The church was made a seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island in 1929.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of St. John (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Roger Williams National Monument

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The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by minister Roger Williams in 1636. The national memorial commemorates the life of Williams, who co-founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and championed religious freedom. The park is bounded by North Main, Canal, and Smith Streets, and Park Row.

Wikipedia: Roger Williams National Memorial (EN)

434 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Cheapside Building

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Hope Block and Cheapside are two historic commercial buildings located at 22-26 and 40 North Main Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The Hope Block was built in 1869 in the Second Empire style. It was probably designed by Clifton A. Hall, who designed a nearly identical building the year before. The Cheapside Block was built in 1880 and designed by architects Stone & Carpenter. They are the only two buildings to survive from the 1860s-70s development of the "Cheapside" area of Providence, north of the site of its colonial marketplace.

Wikipedia: Hope Block and Cheapside (EN)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Market House

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The Market House is a historic three-story brick market house in Market Square, in the College Hill, a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The building was constructed between 1773 and 1775 and designed by prominent local architects, Joseph Brown and Declaration of Independence signer Stephen Hopkins. The bottom floor of the house was used as a market, and the upper level was used for holding meetings. Similar buildings existed in other American cities, such as Faneuil Hall in Boston and the Old Brick Market in Newport. The building housed the Providence City Council in the decades before the completion of City Hall.

Wikipedia: Market House (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN)

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Providence Performing Arts Center

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The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew's State Theatre and Palace Concert Theater, is a multi-use not-for-profit theater located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1928 as a movie palace by the Loews Theatres chain to designs by Rapp & Rapp, the leading designers of music palaces at the time. PPAC contains 3,100 seats and hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, plays and films.

Wikipedia: Providence Performing Arts Center (EN)

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Grace Episcopal Church

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Grace Church is an historic Episcopal church at 300 Westminster Street at Mathewson Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1845–1846 and was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style.

Wikipedia: Grace Church (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: The Strand Ballroom & Theatre

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The Strand Ballroom & Theatre is a live music venue located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The theatre opened in 1915 as a vaudeville theatre and later became a cinema and concert venue.

Wikipedia: Strand Ballroom & Theatre (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: The First Universalist Church in Providence

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The First Universalist Church in Providence

The First Universalist Church is a historic church at 250 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island.

Wikipedia: First Universalist Church (Providence, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

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