Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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Mystic Aquarium
Whales, sea lions & penguins on display. Beluga whales, African penguins, sea lions & sharks are top draws to this interactive aquarium.
Mystic Seaport Museum
Re-created 19th-century maritime village. Reimagined waterfront settlement featuring a 19th-century village, historic ships, a museum & more.
Tomaquag Museum
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The International Museum of World War II
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Peace Dale Museum of Art & Culture
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Point Judith Lighthouse
Historic, octagon-shaped lighthouse. A 51-foot octagonal building built to replace the original lighthouse ruined by an 1815 hurricane.
South County Museum
Local history & trades museum. Established museum exploring local history through artifacts, memorabilia & hands-on exhibits.
Nature's Art Village
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Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum
Restored home of the renowned painter. Restored 1750 home of the famed portraitist, with exhibits exploring his life & times.
Beavertail Lighthouse Museum
Landmark lighthouse & exhibits. Restored 45-foot historic lighthouse with keepers' buildings housing exhibits & seasonal hours.
New England Wireless & Steam Museum
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Biomes Marine Biology Center
Airy aquarium focused on local sea life. The state's largest aquarium, featuring exhibits, family-friendly classes & feeding demonstrations.
Paine House Museum
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General Nathanael Greene Homestead
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The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame
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Rhode Island Computer Museum
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Rough Point
Mansion with guided tours & artwork. Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits.
Museum of Newport History & Shop
Record of area's history & architecture. Visitors relive maritime & social history of the region in the classic 1772 Brick Market building.
Marble House
Opulent Beaux-Arts style mansion. The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum.
National Museum of American Illustration
Specialized gallery of domestic imagists. One of the largest collections of acclaimed American pictorial art, housed in a historic chateau.
Chateau-sur-Mer
Palatial Victorian house-turned-museum. Tours are offered of this opulent Victorian mansion with a 3-story great hall & period furnishings.
Audrain Auto Museum
Fine & vintage cars in a stately setting. A grand Gilded Age building sets the stage for viewing unique & rare cars from many eras.
Newport Art Museum
New England art & events destination. Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school.
The Breakers
Opulent, late-1800s Vanderbilt mansion. Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours.
Clouds Hill Museum
Period furnishings, events & a gift shop. Built in 1877, this Gothic Revival house museum with period furnishings offers events & a gift shop.
Launch Family Entertainment Warwick
Indoor bounce courts for kids & adults. Indoor amusement center with several jumping courts made from adjoined trampolines & a snack bar.
Newport Car Museum
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Coggeshall Farm Museum
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Sprague Mansion
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Herreshoff Marine Museum
Exhibits on sailing & the America's Cup. Waterfront complex featuring restored boats, racing memorabilia & the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
Carousel Village
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Fossils, family programs & a planetarium. Museum & planetarium with a vast array of archaeological artifacts offers family & school programs.
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
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Roger Williams Park Zoo
Animal encounters & nature walks. This 40-acre landmark includes a petting zoo, a wetlands trail & a zipline, plus a vintage carousel.
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium
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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
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Providence Children's Museum
Interactive & educational space for kids. Hands-on creative learning environment with active programs & a focus on play for young children.
The John Brown House Museum
18th-century history center in a mansion. Museum features social & cultural history of early America told through guided & audio tours.
RISD Museum
Center of fine & decorative arts. Design-school affiliate showcasing masterworks of fine art & many other holdings in 5 buildings.
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Ancient artifacts plus events & programs. This university museum houses more than 1 million artifacts & also offers lectures, events & more.
Lippitt House Museum
Ornate, well-preserved 19th-century home. This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.
Seekonk Grand Prix
Go-karts & bumper cars for kids & adults. Go-kart tracks for kids, families & vet drivers share on offer alongside mini-golf & bumper boats.
Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration
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Cape Verdean Museum
Exhibits on Cape Verdean culture. Modest museum featuring art & artifacts related to the history & culture of Cape Verde.
Maritime Museum At Battleship Cove - Open Seasonally
Maritime museum with interactive exhibit. Small maritime museum featuring scale models, photos, uniforms & an interactive history exhibit.
Battleship Cove
Memorial comprised of WWII Navy ships. World's largest collection of US naval ships includes a WWII battleship housing a maritime museum.
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
1940s battleship at a maritime museum. Preserved WWII navy battleship launched in 1942 on display at a maritime museum.
Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark
Industrial Revolution history on display. Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.
Children's Museum of Greater Fall River
Venue for hands-on learning for kids. Kids' museum with interactive exhibits in the areas of math, science, technology &the arts.
Kidcity Children's Museum
Imagination activities for young kids. Children's museum with 3 floors of hand-on activities, including a fishery & a medieval village.
Museum of Work & Culture
History exhibits on mill workers. Exhibits on Rhode Island's 18th- & 19th-century mill workers, with hands-on activities & games.
Capron Park Zoo
Animals from many continents, plus tours. Circa-1937 zoo offers wildlife buffs themed tours & educational programs, plus water playground.
Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
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Attleboro Area Industrial Museum
Local history museum with guided tours. Museum dedicated to the history of local industry, with a research library & guided tours.
Attleboro Arts Museum
Exhibitions of modern & historic art. Exhibitions of contemporary and historic artwork. Gallery may be closed during exhibit transitions.
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