It looks like a lot of campgrounds, Audubon nature reserves, state parks, and the only major city is Providence which is museums and food.

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    The Breakers - this is the Rockefeller’s summer home in Newport. It’s open for tours, and though I don’t recall the prices being crazy, it’s definitely been a while.

    It’s so ostentatious and over the top, but beautiful, and full of wonderfully made things.

    I think it’s interesting to consider our modern billionaire class as equivalents to Rockefeller’s gilded age.

    Oh, and while you’re in RI make sure to get a Del’s frozen lemonade.

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    If you can work it out in your schedule, the Waterfires in Providence are great.

    If not, Spikes Junkyard Dogs is amazing. I ate there all the time when I went to uni.

    Also Newport is further away but they have brilliant sights.

    Or Point Judith.

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    Newport has some interesting shopping. Get some stuffies (stuffed quahog clams) if you like seafood. They should be eaten with a squeeze of lemon and the cheapest vinegar and cayenne hotsauce you can find.

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      Came here to say stuffies. There is also Rhode Island clam chowder. All the other seafood was good too. Stopped at a public house that had free oysters that changed my mind about raw oysters.

      The Breakers mansion tour was also cool.

      HP Lovecraft’s grave is there. I enjoyed looking around Providence at night thinking about it as part of his fictional universe.

      I went to the Roger Williams Zoo.

      There is a vampire grave people leave stuff at.

      Also went to some museums and Block Island, but they just had a fire so that may be closed or difficult to get to right now.

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    If you only have one day, and it’s open, I would recommend visiting Rhode Island School of Design’s museum and campus. The RISD museum was surprisingly nice. Small but uncrowded - it was the type of place I could bring a sketch pad and draw for hours. There are probably other museums and attractions nearby, along with nice places to eat and drink. I don’t know much about outside of Providence though.

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    Theres a killer arcade called Freeplay in Providence. One fee <$10 to get in and all the games are set to free play. Great pinball selection if you’re into that. Cheap beer and okish food while you’re there. 21+ most days.

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    Only thing I know about Rhode Island is that they made chickens there

    Hope this helps!