Skip to Main Content

Rhode Island

Find Rhode Island travel tips, stories, maps, videos and news for unusual tourist attractions and sights.

Top Rated Attractions

  • Tree Root That Ate Roger Williams

    Tree Root That Ate Roger Williams

    Providence, Rhode Island

    The founder of Rhode Island was devoured by an apple tree -- or so the claim goes.

  • World's Largest Bug

    World's Largest Bug

    Providence, Rhode Island

    "Nibbles Woodaway," a giant blue termite, promotes the extermination acumen of New England Pest Control.

  • Mystery Tower of Newport

    Mystery Tower of Newport

    Newport, Rhode Island

    Did stone-stacking Vikings erect this knobby tower? Or perhaps the Knights Templar, or globe-trotting Chinese? It endures as one of America's oldest and most mysterious attractions.

  • Fighting Seabee Statue

    Fighting Seabee Statue

    North Kingstown, Rhode Island

    Rhode Island's other giant insect, this bee in a sailor's cap is ready for action.

  • The Feet and the Wave

    The Feet and the Wave

    Newport, Rhode Island

    A bronze sculpture of feet sticking out of a breaking wave; a popular photo-op.

  • JFK's Rejected Grave Slab

    JFK's Rejected Grave Slab

    Newport, Rhode Island

    A slab that didn't make the cut for JFK's Arlington National Cemetery memorial survives.

Select a state/province:

Previous: Pennsylvania | Next: South Carolina

Offbeat Landmarks and Oddities

Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Rhode Island attractions.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Create Your Own Bizarre Road Trips! ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Roadside Presidents app: iPhone, iPad Roadside Presidents app for iPhone, iPad. POTUS landmarks, oddities. ...More

Rhode Island Latest Tips and Stories

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

JFK's World Famous Twine Ball, Highland, Wisconsin (Mar 18-24, 2024)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings

Favorite Quirky City Sights