This old swing bridge goes over the Providence River and opened in 1927; replacing an old bridge…read morethat was built in 1872. It is on Point Street, hence the name. This bridge connects two neighborhoods Wickenden Street and the Jewelry District. The last time it moved was in 1959, because it's a swing bridge, however, it is now fixed in place; there is no use for it now since large boats cannot come through due to the hurricane barrier. There are sidewalks and it's a great view of the river when walking across it. I gave it three stars because it needs a new paint job, it had lots of graffiti on it. Overall, it plays an important role with connecting neighborhoods and a popular road well traveled by the Rhode Islanders.

The Point Street Bridge is a movable bridge that crosses the Providence River in Providence,…read morecarrying Point Street from the Jewelry District to Wickenden Street at the base of College Hill. For many years, it was the only bridge connecting those two sections of the city until the Pedestrian Bridge opened in 2019. Still if you are driving, this is the most convenient link for motorists. The bridge used to be a swing bridge for many years, but no more. The bridge no longer opens for boats. The bridge has no opened for boats since 1959. The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier constructed in 1966 ensured that this river would never again be navigable for significant boat traffic. An earlier swing bridge at this location was an iron bowstring span dating to 1872. Today, lots of graffiti cover the metal beams and supports, but still, it is a pretty sight, especially at dawn and at night, when it is lit.

Newport Bridge , also known as Claiborne Pell Bridge was named after US Senator Claiborne Pell in…read more1992. This suspension / toll bridge was constructed by Parson's, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas Company of New York City, New York in 1969. This bridge in part of Rhode Island 138 as it crosses over the Narragansett Bay, connecting the City of Newport on Aquidneck Island to the town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island. This is the only bridge that connects the City of Newport to Jamestown. Luckily for us traffic went smoothly over the bridge . An accident here can cause major delays . We had an opportunity to view this beautiful bridge from the town of Narragansett . Enjoy!

The bridge itself is OK. The deck could stand to be resurfaced and cars will pass you routinely…read moredoing 70+ mph. The views are nice though and its the toll is only .83 if you have an ez pass.

Cerbo Square is a park in Providence County. Cerbo Square is situated near the parks Silver Lake…read moreMemorial Park and Paul Grande Park. It's a small urban park, mostly used by the neighbors to relax. Children play during the daytime and I enjoy seeing them in a safe space. The name of the park is a memorial to Frank Cerbo, a Silver Lake resident who lost his life fighting for his country in World War I.

Very lovely spot though you should arm yourself with some bug spray as it was a bit buggy when I…read morevisited the other night. If you enjoy nature and the sweet sound of rushing water, then this is a place you must visit. While I was taking in the sounds of the birds, frogs and rushing water a Great Blue Heron gracefully glided past me and landed in the water just at the base of the water fall. While I was watching him he was surely watching, waiting for his dinner to come flipping over the falls. A place where the water, trees, birds and fish come together in harmony.

The Shad Factory Pond is one of my favorite outdoor escapes to visit. Wonderful place to go, walk…read morearound, admire the beauty that is the countryside, clear your head, and learn a little bit about wildlife along the way. No real parking in the area, just pull your car off the road in the dirt/grass. The Shad Factory pond is a fresh water pond, containing a dam and waterfall with a large amount of greenery to go along with it. Within minutes of stepping foot on the shore you are surrounded by tall plant life, flowers, dragonflys darting around, lilies sprouting up out of the water. Absolutely beautiful! One of the most interesting things to see here is the fish ladder that was recently rebuilt in 2007. The old one fell into disrepair (as it had been originally built in 1911). A fish ladder is a series of, in this case, concrete steps with rushing water that lead from the Palmer River up to the pond itself. Rehoboth is home to one of two remaining American Shad runs in coastal Massachusetts. This fish ladder allows eels, trout, herring, and you guessed it. . . shad to swim upstream to the fresh water pond for mating season. Prior to its being rebuilt, the fish population had sharply decreased. The address I posted is not specific to the pond itself but gives you a general idea of where along the road it is located. As it is October and Halloween is fast approaching, I will mention that this place has a bit of a ghost legend associated with it. Though I have never encountered anything during my time here, there are many reports of a man in dark clothes appearing and vanishing in the surrounding woods along with strange white lights and overwhelming feelings of terror. Beware!

Next stop on our troll search of RI took us to North Kingstown. Located in Ryan Park, there is a…read morevery small parking lot, and no street parking allowed, but there is another lot across the street for a different park you can easily park at. From the parking lot, it's just a short walk down the path, and you'll find Iver Mudslider sitting up high on a muddy dirt pile. He's a fun character, and one worth checking out if you're in the area. At first, he looks a little scary, but I think he's just full of energy and excitement. The park itself, didn't seem to offer much more, at least from where we parked. Perhaps it's just meant for hiking, and enjoying nature.

**November 2025: Sunday Morning Visit**…read more Iver Mudslider was my second troll to find for my Rhode Island Trolls and I'm glad that I found him. There is a gate that blocks cars from entering the trail and it maybe a 12 minute walk on dirt, leaves etc from that gate to find him. It was around 30 some degree on my visit so be sure to bundle up! We finally saw him near the end of our trail and he looked like a happy camper. There were two families checking out the troll and were very polite as everyone took turns to take photos. He is perched up top a slightly steep incline so if you have some mobility issues you may have trouble seeing all the details. Amond the Rhode Island Trolls I think my photos with Iver Mudslider were my favorite since the low angle shots made me look really tall lol.

I've walked past the Fox Point Veterans Memorial more times than I could possibly count,…read moreparticularly during the years I lived in Providence. It's easy to pass by without giving it much thought because it isn't a huge monument or some grand attraction that demands your attention. It's a relatively modest memorial sitting near the Point Street Bridge, but once you actually stop and look at it, there's quite a bit there. The memorial was created by Aristide Berto Cianfarani, an Italian-born sculptor who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and it was dedicated in 1951. It was commissioned and paid for by the people of Providence as a memorial to local residents who served during World War II. The granite monument has bronze reliefs on both sides. One depicts male service members in combat dress, while the opposite side depicts women serving in the military. There are also olive branches representing peace and a bronze eagle on top. What I find particularly interesting is that the memorial has had something of a second life. It wasn't always situated where it is today. Its original location was farther up near Wickenden Street, where it was difficult for pedestrians to really see or appreciate. Eventually it was moved to its current location near the Point Street Bridge, where it became much more accessible to people walking along the waterfront. There's also something very Providence about the memorial itself. It was created for the people of the city, commemorating men and women from the community who went off to serve during World War II. Providence was, and remains, a city built around neighborhoods. Fox Point has changed dramatically over the decades, but having something like this tucked into the landscape provides a physical connection to an earlier Providence and to the people who lived here before the city became what it is today. I've always liked stumbling across things like this when walking around Providence. You don't necessarily need to make a special trip just to see it. If you're already in Fox Point, walking along the river, or crossing the Point Street Bridge, take a minute and stop. Look at the bronze work, look at the details, and think about why someone bothered to build it in the first place. Five stars from me. Not because a memorial is an attraction in the conventional sense, but because it is an accessible piece of Providence history that deserves to be noticed. I've passed it countless times, and I suspect I'll continue doing exactly that for years to come. Sometimes the places that become familiar parts of a city are the ones worth slowing down for every once in a while.

This memorial was created by an Italian sculptor, Aristide Berto Cianfarani; it's made of granite…read moreand and bronze. It's located next to the Point Street Bridge on Point Street. There are two sides; four male soldiers with rifles, each representing the Marines, Navy, Army, and Armed Forces; four females in the military are on the right side. I really appreciate the representation of the females in this sculpture. The symbol of peace which are olive branches and a bald eagle, which is the national symbol for the U.S. can be seen on it. I was walking by and had to stop and admire it.

The Old Stone Mill (also known as the Newport Tower, Round Tower, Touro Tower and Viking Tower) is…read morethe centerpiece of Touro Park. It's nearly circular at 22 - 23 feet in diameter and it is 28 feet high. The tower is supported by eight cylindrical columns that form the stone arches. The tower dates back to at least 1741 and there remains debate that it could even be a church build between the 11th and 14th centuries or maybe even was built by Chinese who discovered America in 1421. My favorite is the theory that it was built by medieval Scottish templars a hundred years before Columbus. But all of those stories have been debunked by carbon dating and other methods. Still, fun to imagine. The tower is surrounded by a fence so you can't actually touch it or go inside one of the oldest structures in the town. [Review 18649 overall - 69 in Rhode Island - 2171 of 2022.]

We stopped by to see the mill in Touro Park though finding a nearby parking spot is hit or miss…read morethough worth the effort.

Benefit Street is a nice little walk and The Shunned House is a sweet little surprise. What I like…read moreabout The Shunned House is that you would have NO CLUE that this house was significant amongst the others in the surrounding areas. The armory down the street stands out a lot more than the lil house that HPLovecraft wrote about. Still it's a great side trip that will only take seconds out of your day if you are in or around the colleges in the area. This is obviously a residence and they have since named the house after someone but you can see the wall that used to be used as the front of the house and the descriptions stand strong in Lovecraft's writing. No big deal but I liked being there and seeing it.

I was going to write about this curiousity, but I realized I couldn't do any better than what…read morebrought me in the first place: "The house was--and for that matter still is--of a kind to attract the attention of the curious. Originally a farm or semi-farm building, it followed the average New England colonial lines of the middle eighteenth century--the prosperous peaked-roof sort, with two stories and dormerless attic, and with the Georgian doorway and interior panelling dictated by the progress of taste at that time. It faced south, with one gable end buried to the lower windows in the eastward rising hill, and the other exposed to the foundations toward the street. Its construction, over a century and a half ago, had followed the grading and straightening of the road in that especial vicinity; for Benefit Street--at first called Back Street--was laid out as a lane winding amongst the graveyards of the first settlers, and straightened only when the removal of the bodies to the North Burial Ground made it decently possible to cut through the old family plots. "At the start, the western wall had lain some twenty feet up a precipitous lawn from the roadway; but a widening of the street at about the time of the Revolution sheared off most of the intervening space, exposing the foundations so that a brick basement wall had to be made, giving the deep cellar a street frontage with door and two windows above ground, close to the new line of public travel. When the sidewalk was laid out a century ago the last of the intervening space was removed; and Poe in his walks must have seen only a sheer ascent of dull grey brick flush with the sidewalk and surmounted at a height of ten feet by the antique shingled bulk of the house proper. "The farm-like grounds extended back very deeply up the hill, almost to Wheaton Street. The space south of the house, abutting on Benefit Street, was of course greatly above the existing sidewalk level, forming a terrace bounded by a high bank wall of damp, mossy stone pierced by a steep flight of narrow steps which led inward between canyon-like surfaces to the upper region of mangy lawn, rheumy brick walls, and neglected gardens whose dismantled cement urns, rusted kettles fallen from tripods of knotty sticks, and similar paraphernalia set off the weather-beaten front door with its broken fanlight, rotting Ionic pilasters, and wormy triangular pediment. "What I heard in my youth about the shunned house was merely that people died there in alarmingly great numbers. That, I was told, was why the original owners had moved out some twenty years after building the place. It was plainly unhealthy, perhaps because of the dampness and fungous growth in the cellar, the general sickish smell, the draughts of the hallways, or the quality of the well and pump water. These things were bad enough, and these were all that gained belief among the persons whom I knew. Only the notebooks of my antiquarian uncle, Dr. Elihu Whipple, revealed to me at length the darker, vaguer surmises which formed an undercurrent of folklore among old-time servants and humble folk; surmises which never travelled far, and which were largely forgotten when Providence grew to be a metropolis with a shifting modern population." H.P. Lovecraft, The Shunned House Be mindful that this is a private residence. Please be respectful.