Rhode Island tours 

Rhode Island has a thriving and vibrant arts community, and a great way to get a feel for it is by taking an art tour. Take in the largest collection of fresco paintings in North America with a tour of St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center. Take The Avenue Concept's public art tour to see how art has transformed the public spaces of the capital city. The Providence Tour Company is always adding new and exciting tours. They host a one-of-a-kind art and architecture tour of Providence along with historic tours, cuisine tours, and more so take a look at their website and book the tour that is right for you!

Rhode Island's food scene is heavily influenced by proximity to the ocean, being home to a top culinary school, and generations of immigration resulting in a smorgasbord of international influences. Food tours are a great way to explore RI's diverse epicurean offerings. Experience Rhode Island Tours offers a Taste of Rhode Island Tour that features RI's unique and famous foods. Rhode Island Red Food Tours offers two tours, the Newport Neighborhood Food Tour incorporates approximately six stops as you sample your way through an off-the-beaten-path neighborhood where the locals go, offering culturally diverse tastings such as Jamaican, Mexican, Japanese, and of course local flavors. The Rhode Island Red Downcity Providence Food Tour takes you to a local seafood shack, plant-based marketplace, and a Greek Emporium among others. Both tours combine stories, architecture, and art of the city sipping and savoring along the way. The Providence Tour Company created a new spin on a foodie tour with the crime and cuisine tour on historic Federal Hill a great one for fans of old-time mobsters to check it out! 

Rhode Island has some beautiful gardens to explore, whether it's the grounds of the famous Newport Mansions, Blithewold Mansions, Gardens & Arboretum, or these garden tours. Experience The Blue Garden, designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead (designer of Central Park), Benefactors of the Arts Garden Tours that support arts and cultural programs for Aquidneck Island public schools, and Secret Garden Tours of Newport, which explore the gardens of some of the City by the Sea's most prestigious properties.

Do you enjoy a good ghost story? Then have we got some tours for you! Book an evening with Ghost Tours of Newport for spooky stories and terrible tales of the dark secrets of the City by the Sea... Or head to the capital city for an evening with Providence Ghost Tour. Get ready for chills and thrills as you walk the East Side of Providence by lantern light. Providence River Boat offers Ghosts & Legends Tours along the rivers of Providence from June to November.  In South County, you can get the ghostly low-down on haunted happenings with Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours. Learn Westerly's spooky past via tales of intrigue, deadly shipwrecks, cursed pirate treasure, actual witches, the devil's visit to Westerly, and much, much more!

Rhode Island is a treasure trove of history from pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary War, Gilded Age, and more. History buffs can enjoy a narrated tour seven days a week offered by the Providence Riverboat Company. This tour will be on the waters of Providence primarily focusing on the nautical, architectural, and history of our state capital.  Explore the transition from Native American control to Colonial occupation in the 17th century at fifty locations from Providence to Bristol with Sowams Heritage Area Tours. Learn about Early Black History in Providence on Providence Walks: Early Black History Tour. This self-guided tour takes you to important sites including North Burial Ground, Roger Williams National Memorial, and Snowtown. The Discover Providence and Rhode Island in Day tours by Experience Rhode Island Tours focus heavily on Ocean State history from Roger Williams, to the Gaspee, and more.

Rhode Island has wonderful tours that allow you to take in the beauty of the state - from all sorts of different vantage points. Enjoy an overview of our glorious coast on a Newport Helicopter Tour, go seal spotting with Save the Bay, explore Blackstone Valley's flora and fauna from the water aboard the Riverboat Explorer. Head out to the Matunck Oyster Farm for a lesson on local aquaculture, or have a Fish'n Tales Adventures Lobster Tours aboard the Northeastern in Narragansett Bay!

Take in the scenery and points of interest on one of the many sightseeing tours available in the Ocean State. Whether on foot, bicycle, pedicab, helicopter, bus, boat, or train, you're bound to see some fantastic sights and have a great time. Travel like Gilded Age celebs on a Newport Classic Car Tour, or explore Providence from your very own kayak with Providence Kayak Company. Experience the best of the Ocean State on a bus tour with Experience Rhode Island Tours. Take in charming and historic Wickford on a tour with New Deal Horse & Carriage Tours. Explore the gorgeous scenery of Block Island on a Block Island Bicycle Tour or view Rhode Island's iconic lighthouses on a Save the Bay Lighthouse Tour.