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Water Place Park and Riverwalk
Memorial Boulevard
Providence, RI 02903
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“Waterplace Park & Riverwalk” Wcities.com
“Waterplace Park and Riverwalk” Fodors.com
“Water, Fire, and Romance -- A Romantic Evening at Providence's Waterfire” Rhode Island Roads Magazine
“Romantic Rhode Island Valentine's Day” Rhode Island Roads Magazine
“More to see in Providence than TV show” cincinnati.com / Associated Press
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 69 attractions in Providence
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Watch a street artist sketching the city, enjoy a lovely stroll by the river past Venice inspired bridges or see some wonderful public art, all at...... more » Watch a street artist sketching the city, enjoy a lovely stroll by the river past Venice inspired bridges or see some wonderful public art, all at this well-designed four-acre park and scenic riverwalk, considered to be the heart of the restoration of Providence's downtown area. « less
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Attraction type: Nature centre, Park, Scenic/historic walking area, Landmark/point of interest
Activities: Hiking, City walk sightseeing
Address: Memorial Boulevard Providence, RI 02903

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“A Jewel”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Woonsocket, RI
21 Mar 2003
12/13 found this review helpful

To really appreciate Waterplace and Riverwalk, you may have to have seen the area 25 years ago. But a walk through it (which takes about 20 minutes) is always delightful, even without ever having experienced the stinking ditch full of old tires and refrigerators (and worse) meandering between dirt lots and rusting weed-infested defunct rail lines.If you're a fan of... more

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Memorial Boulevard, Providence, RI 02903