What a beautiful experience!! Went with my family and what an informative event with top notch…read morestaff who truly love the volunteer work they do at the lighthouse. The boat ride was very relaxing and the entire trip was flawless by a very professional staff. It was very easy to find, it's 2025 folks just use gps on your phone and it's just over the Providence line. Found a great breakfast spot nearby afterwards All Favorites Cafe another gem. Highly recommend without any reservations!!

Pianos kitties and…read moreoil The area around Pomham Rocks has been annoying and harassing ships every since ships have ventured into this part of Narragansett Bay. Difficult to see in the fog or at low tide they have claimed many a victim. So way back in 1828 a simple tower was put up to warn ships. This of course proved to be inadequate so in 1871 the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was built. Many lighthouses look similar and have the same design but the Pomham Rocks Light is a unique lighthouse that is more of an house than a light. In fact at one time it had a piano and people would stand on the shore about 800 feet away and listen to the music played by the talented keeper. The half acre island also had a fine garden and a several dogs and cats living there. Quite a comfy place. In fact one of the kitties name Tommy became quite famous for his skill in fishing. He would sit on the rocks near the water and when an unsuspecting fish would go by Tommy would grab it and bring it to shore. Tommy became quite an celebrity for his skill and personality. The actually name of the lighthouse and rocks is probably in honor of a Narragansett sachem who died in King Phillips War in 1776. Lots of history and very old names around here. The light was active until 1974 when a modular tower replaced it. It then just sort of sat neglected like lots of other lighthouses. Finally it was purchased by the Mobil Oil company in 1980. Hard to believe that a big oil company would give a flying crap about a lighthouse but apparently someone in the the company did. The oil giant gave the lighthouse and island to the lighthouse foundation of Rhode Island and the light was restored and relit in 2006. Hard to believe I would say something positive about a large oil company but Mobil does deserve a big pat on the back for this. The light can now be seen from the East Bay Bike Path or the Stone Gate Apartments on Rt 103. Of course yaking out to the cool light is the best view but you absolutely cannot go on the island. This is a unique light with tons of cool history. Just maybe someday it will be opened to the public and fools like me that dream about going into old lighthouses.

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.

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.]

The Steeple Street is one of the many bridges that span the Providence river, it is actually at…read morethis bridge where the Providence river starts after the Moshassuck River and the Woonasquatucket River meet. Many years ago, the waters of these rivers were covered in man-made construction, making what used to be called the World's Widest Bridge. The Steeple Street Bridge has a Marker that shows the width of the bridge at several points in history.... 1711 - 1743 1744 - 1791 1792 - 1815 Today, the concrete and asphalt bridge has been demolished, giving locals and visitors a beautiful view of the clear and placid waters. During Waterfire nights, this is one of the bridges that is closed to traffic to allow the setup of the Waterfire vendors and tents.

I have been to the State Arsenal, also known in Providence as the Benefit Street Arsenal a few…read moretimes for events and community gatherings. The Benefit Street Arsenal shows a Greek Revival architectural facade. The building is a rubblestone, stucco-covered box, and it presents Benefit Street a giant, hobnailed portal as a pointed arch between crenellated towers with slotted. Lancet windows fortified by iron shutters line the side elevations. There are several bronze tablets placard on its front walls with remembrance of several past wars. The building originally sat one lot south of its current location, where its parking lot is today, but was moved in 1906 when a railroad tunnel was built under that site. As of 2008 the arsenal was in use as the location for the annual presentation of the Order of St. Barbara to soldiers of the 103d Field Artillery Regiment of the Rhode Island National Guard. It also serves as the headquarters of the PMCA (the de facto 103d Field Artillery veterans association) and houses a diverse collection of military artifacts.

Just a beautiful little piece of RI. I really wish they would make a pull off spot here so you can…read morestop and take it all in. Ive seen some incredible sunsets here.

I've always loved driving around this area; the views of the reservoir are just picturesque. The…read morebest time to go is during the autumn when the leaves turn. The Scituate Reservoir is the largest lake in Rhode Island; and largest inland body of water. Over 60% of the RI population drinks the water from this reservoir. In the early 1900's, many people were forced to leave their homes in order to have the dam built and create the reservoir. There is no trespassing on the property which is owned by the Providence Water Supply; recreation is prohibited for obvious reasons. Driving on the causeway is the best way to enjoy it; even if it's just a quick glimpse. We used to be able to park on street and walk to the causeway back in the day; I don't think that is allowed anymore.

DO NOT STAY HERE: I stayed at the lighthouse for one night. That amounted to $600, and that's with…read morehaving to wait two years for my stay. The lighthouse itself was fine. If you can get around the bugs and the dust and being stranded for 24 hours in the middle of the ocean, you may enjoy yourself. My primary concern is the lack of safety aboard the lighthouse and the lack of care for same. At 7:30 in the morning, a strange man rolled up next to the lighthouse so close as if he was going to tie. I informed the owner, Kevin, that this happened and his response was, " Oh, probably just a fisherman. I have no control over who comes up to the lighthouse because it's public waters." I am a young female, who was staying completely alone. No locks on the doors or windows, including the bathroom door, and this is in Fall River - one of the most dangerous cities in Massachusetts. Days after my stay, the owner decided to contact me and chew me out for not giving a $50 tip. I have no idea where $50 came into play. I would never tip anyone $50 even if they cleaned my entire bathroom with their tongue. But he kept insisting that I owed him $50 for a tip and also calling it a "fee". I have worked in hospitality and tourism for the last five years, and I have never expected, chased a guest for, or been angry about not receiving a tip. I've also never stipulated the amount I was to be tipped. I found the owner wildly unprofessional, rude, and money hungry. He was not at all concerned about the safety of me or other guests for that matter. I would consider myself to be a pretty good guest. I cleaned up after myself and I even did a little extra cleaning for them, since the lighthouse really needed it. But I was met with nasty text messages days after my departure about a $50 tip that they felt entitled to. I'd also like to mention that I'm a cancer patient in my 20's and this is a grown man who makes at least $600 a night per guest and he still had the nerve to try something like this.

What an awesome lighthouse to visit! We had a lot of fun here. Nick has done a phenomenal job…read morerestoring this lighthouse, he provided the ride out and he was a fantastic host! You can spend the night here giving you the ability to live and understand the life and role of a 19th century lighthouse keeper. The lighthouse is equipped with modern day conveniences such as a modernized kitchen with a sink, refrigerator, microwave, gas cook-top stove, dinnerware and fresh drinking water. It also has solar electricity and indoor heat. There is a bathroom with an eco-friendly vanity & toilet but there is no shower. There is one queen size mattress, a sofa & chairs with a flat screen TV & DVD. You will also find an outdoor propane BBQ that you can cook on as well. You are allowed to bring alcohol, there is NO swimming and no smoking. Check it out!

This Stainless Steel sculpture is constructed of a triangular form, from the base to the top. It is…read morea play on geometry. A triangle is a profoundly simple shape, yet is the strongest. Carlos Davila, the artist has always been fascinated by ancient cultures, beginning with those in his native Peru. The scientific accomplishments and inventions, the mathematical discoveries, the architecture and art, and the cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing of many disparate ancient cultures have been an ideal jumping-off point for Davila's sculptures. This piece of art is located in one of the busiest corners in Providence, just steps from the Graduate Hotel, Omni hotel, Visitor Center, the Amica Mutual Pavilion, Kennedy Plaza and City Hall. I have seen many visitors stand by it and take pictures of this modern, almost abstract piece of art, which makes this corner of the city, a bit more colorful.

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.