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Rhode Island is a state steeped in history.   After its settlement in 1636 by Roger Williams, Rhode Islanders prospered in agriculture and sea trading, and championed religious and political freedom, and later freedom for slaves.  Rhode Islanders were among the first colonists to take action against British rule by attacking British vessels during the Revolutionary War, and pushed the addition of the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution.  Rediscover all this history from your Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner unit.

Following the Revolution, Rhode Island was pivotal in triggering the Industrial Revolution, and European and Canadian immigration further developed manufacturing skill and excellence which still forms the backbone of Rhode Island's economy.All of this history and more can be studied from your Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner at the many historical sites scattered across Rhode Island. 

The Roger Williams Park and Zoo in capital Providence is the state's only national park, extending a beautiful 430-acres and encompassing waterways, walks, outdoor gardens, a Carousel Village, Museum of Natural History and planetarium, and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner get you near these great spots.

At Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol you'll discover the work and lifestyle of a 1790's coastal farm on 35 acres, including rare breeds of livestock, a spring house, a cooling house and a blacksmith shop.   Learn more about life in the 18th and 19th centuries at South County Museum in Narragansett, including Grandma's Kitchen, a cobbler's shop, and old-fashioned pharmacy, a collection of antique toys and dolls, a working print shop and an antique carriage and tack and livery collection.  

Take the Blackstone Valley Explorer, a narrated riverboat tour, depicting the history and environment of the Blackstone River Valley, where America’s Industrial Revolution was born. Today, some of the old mills have been preserved as museums. All are near many of the Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner.

The capital city of Providence is known and loved for its abundance of historic and cultural attractions. See scores of immaculately preserved Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian houses fro your Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner throughout the city, walk Benefit Street's "Mile of History" on the East Side to festive Federal Hill, Rhode Island's own "Little Italy." 

In addition to magnificent architecture, Providence offers a host of attractions for connoisseurs of the arts, including Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company, the Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Museum of Art/Rhode Island School of Design. Your Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner unit makes it easy to enjoy these cultural gems.

Rhode Island's historical gem must be Newport, the famous city of America's Cup yacht racing and magnificent Gilded Age mansions. At the turn of the 20th century, one needed a blue-blood pedigree and millions in the bank to be invited inside the palatial Bellevue Avenue dwellings owned by America's elite. Today, nearly one dozen of these remarkable "summer cottages" are open to the public for touring, easily accessible from your Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner. 

Newport also offers Colonial heritage, beautiful beaches, lively waterfront and cultural attractions. Many Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner are located on the state's beaches.

You'll find so much more in the small but significant state of Rhode Island, from whale-watching and beach combing to touring rolling countryside to shopping in Warwick, Rhode Island's retail shopping mecca, many a stone's throw away from your economical Rhode Island vacation rentals by owner.