The tiny northeast state with a big personality

I’m back at it again, searching for the best, the undiscovered, and the many dropped r’s of my Yankee youth in my beloved, weird home state: Rhode Island.

Both heartachingly beautiful and different-drummer quirky, it’s the smallest of the United States and one of its most underestimated. While you weren’t looking, Rhode Island has created experiences so wide-ranging that you can loaf on the beach, commune with spirits in a haunted cemetery, dine at an Indigenous restaurant, and watch a woman juggle fire on the prow of a river gondola—all over the course of a single vacation.

Plan your trip with my Rhode Island guide for Going.

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