Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Providence, United States

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 0 m
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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: 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

588 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

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