Tours
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There are so many different ways to experience Rhode Island, it would be foolhardy to try to list them all. But fools rush in where angels fear to tread, and we're just the fools for the job.
Do we have to tell you that the following is offered for informational purposes only, and that inclusion of a tour on this page should not be construed as an endorsement by Quahog.org? Well, consider yourself told.
- HeliBlock Helicopter Tours, Westerly and Block Island
- Newport Helicopter Tours
- Skydive Newport
- Cycle Blackstone, Blackstone Valley
- Rhode Island's Great System of Bike Paths, Statewide
- Audobon Society of Rhode Island, check calendar for nature walks
- Avenue Concept Self-Guided Tours
- Bellevue Avenue History Trail, Bellevue Avenue (between Memorial Avenue and Rough Point), Newport. The self-guided trail consists of eleven markers placed along Bellevue Avenue that describe notable architectural features, including some that no longer exist. (401) 847-1000; info@newportmansions.org; www.newportmansions.org.
- Block Island Ghost Tours
- Cliff Walk, Newport.
- The Conjuring House Tours, Burrillville
- Doors Open Rhode Island
- Ghost Tours Newport
- Harbor Walk, Newport.
- Historic Walking Tour of Wickford, North Kingstown
- Independence Trail, Providence.
- Lovecraft's College Hill, Providence.
- Newport Foodies Stroll
- Newport Historical Society Walking and Site Tours
- Newport History Tours
- Providence Ghost Tour
- Providence Mob Tours
- Providence Preservation Society Walking Tours
- Providence Tour Company
- Providence Walks: Early Black History Walking Tour
- Rhode Island's Trail Systems
- Rhode Tour app
- Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours
- Secret Garden Tours, Newport.
- Speaking of Wickenden, self-guided cell phone walking tour.
- Statue and Monument Tour of Downtown Providence
There are a number of walking tour pamphlets for Blackstone Valley towns and villages available from the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Pick 'em up at the Blackstone Valley Visitor's Center, Pawtucket; the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket; or anywhere tourism brochures can be found.
- Blackstone Valley Polar Express
- Rail Explorers, Portsmouth.
- Experience Rhode Island
- Historic Tours of Newport
- Liberty Farm Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, Burrillville
- Narragansett Summer Trolley Service
- New Deal Horse and Carriage, Wickford, North Kingstown
- Newport Classic Car Tours
- Newport Jaguar Tours
- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Facility Tours
- The Rhode Island Brew Bus.
- Scenic and Historic Driving Tour of South Kingstown
- Ten Mile Drive, Newport.
- Viking Tours of Newport
- Blackstone Culinaria Food Tours
- Federal Hill Stroll, Providence
- Federal Hill Tours, Providence
- The Rhode Island Brew Bus.
- Rhode Island Red Food Tours, Newport and Providence
- Amazing Grace Harbor Tours, Newport.
- America's Cup Charters, Newport.
- Classic Cruises of Newport
- Coastal Queen Cruises, Newport and Jamestown
- Explorer River Tours, Central Falls
- Frances Fleet Deep Sea Fishing and Whale Watching, Narragansett.
- Gansett Cruises, Newport
- Kayak Centre Tours, North Kingstown.
- La Gondola Providence
- Providence Kayak
- Providence River Boat Company
- Rhode Island Bay Cruises, North Kingstown.
- Rhode Island's Water Trail Maps
- Sail Newport, Newport.
- Sailing Excursions, Newport.
- Save The Bay Tours, Providence and Narragansett
- Sightsailing of Newport
Lastly, always be sure to check Quahog's Events Calendar for upcoming one-off walking tours, bus tours, or bay, harbor, or river cruises.
- A Guide to Providence Architecture by William McKenzie Woodward (2003).
- Secret Providence and Newport: The Unique Guidebook to Providence and Newport's Hidden Sites, Sounds, and Tastes by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Juliette Rogers, and Linda Rutenberg (2002).
- Paddling Southern New England: 30 Canoe Trips in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut by Ken Weber (2001).
- Rhode Island Birding Trails by Jeffrey C. Hall and Ken Weber (2016).
- Weekend Walks in Rhode Island: 40 Trails for Hiking, Birding, and Nature Viewing by Ken Weber (2005).
Did we miss a tour or a guide book? Dead link? Drop us a line at stuffie@quahog.org with the pertinent info.