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5. Roger Williams National Memorial Become a Junior Ranger! Visit the Roger Wil- liams Spring or relax under a tree. Run around “Big Bowl” and bring some snacks for a picnic! Buddy Bison’s Walk around the park to learn about Providence Fact Bites! History.

• The state’s official name is the 5. Blackstone River Valley State of Rhode Island and Provi- National Historical Park dence Plantations. Tour Slater’s Mill, America’s first water-powered cotton spinning mill, visit the Kelly House Muse- 3. um, then explore Ashton Mill Village.Ride your Ride your bike around the farm, tour the stone www.parktrust.org ­ • Rhode Island is the smallest bike on the Blackstone River Bikeway, paddle barn or take a summer program! among the 50 states and is nick- down the river, and enjoy a picnic under the named the “Ocean State”. trees. 4. Goddard Memorial Hike one of the many trails or hangout by the • Rhode Island was the first of 1. beach and make a sand castle! Go swimming or the Thirteen Colonies to declare State Park ride your bike. independence from Britain, two Take a Listening Tunnel Tour then learn about American history in the fort! Rent a sailboat or months before any other colony. windsurfer and have some fun in the bay. 8. Go swimming or play on the beach. Ride your • Nine Men’s Misery is a monu- 2. bicycle or go hiking. During the winter go ice ment in Cumberland for nine skating! colonial soldiers who were Explore the Lighthouse Museum then find the ruins of the old lighthouse! Look for granite captured by American Indians blocks lost by the H.F. Payton when it during King Philip’s War. Built in shipwrecked or take a naturalist walk. Go on an 1676, it is supposedly the oldest aquarium scavenger hunt. veterans memorial in the .

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