The Ocean State, whether you experience it from the shores of Little Compton or Newport, the isolation of Block Island, the bays of Bristol, or the urban landscapes of Providence, packs a tremendous amount of variety into a tiny area. It's a remarkably well-preserved, highly sophisticated, colonial seaport community with some of the best maritime art galleries, beaches, and sailing on the Eastern Seaboard. Expert author Andrew Collins helps you have a truly personal experience. Suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights provide you with real insight so that you can decide where to go, stay, and eat—without hassles or regrets. Suggested travel strategies include: The Best of Rhode Island, Eating Your Way Through the Ocean State, Sampling the Great Outdoors, A Long Weekend in Newport, and A Long Weekend in Providence. Collins provides information on where to trek, climb, cycle, boat, and shop. Complete with maps, photographs, illustrations, and special emphasis on leading destinations such as East Bay, Sakonnet, Newport, South County, and Jamestown, Moon Handbooks Rhode Island has the tools you need to create your own unique trip.
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"America's finest travel guidebook series . . . extensively researched, engagingly written, intelligently indexed, and packed with helpful maps and sidebars."
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Andrew Collins, born outside Philadelphia and raised in Connecticut, graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1991; the same year he joined Fodor's Travel Publications, where he edited or co-edited more than a dozen travel guides. Collins went freelance in 1993 and has since contributed to more than 100 travel guides. He is the author of Moon Handbooks: Connecticut, and he conceived of, authored, and regularly updates Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA, for which he received the 1996 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism bronze award from the Society of American Travel Writers in the category of "best guidebook".
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Rhode Island has 15 to 20 must-see indoor attractions, ranging from art museums to historic home-the sorts of places that qualify as destinations unto themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gourmet goods, formal attractions, clam cakes, ethnic fare, cliff walk, famous mansions, new harbor, minigolf courses, skating center, nice range Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rhode Island, Block Island, New England, South County, Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, United States, Old Harbor, East Bay, Point Judith, Thames Street, Roger Williams, Main Street, Aquidneck Island, Little Compton, America's Cup, North Kingstown, Brown University, Bellevue Avenue, College Hill, American Revolution, New York City, Water Street, East Providence, South Kingstown New!
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Rhode Island has 15 to 20 must-see indoor attractions, ranging from art museums to historic home-the sorts of places that qualify as destinations unto themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gourmet goods, formal attractions, clam cakes, ethnic fare, cliff walk, famous mansions, new harbor, minigolf courses, skating center, nice range Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rhode Island, Block Island, New England, South County, Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, United States, Old Harbor, East Bay, Point Judith, Thames Street, Roger Williams, Main Street, Aquidneck Island, Little Compton, America's Cup, North Kingstown, Brown University, Bellevue Avenue, College Hill, American Revolution, New York City, Water Street, East Providence, South Kingstown New!
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- The Declaration Of Independence by Sam Fink in Front Matter, page 90, and page 275
- The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike in Front Matter, and page 189
- Moon Handbooks Connecticut by Andrew Collins in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Rhode Island Blues by Fay Weldon in Back Matter
- Short Bike Rides in Rhode Island, 6th (Short Bike Rides Series) by Howard Stone in Back Matter
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