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The South County Tourism Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the towns of Charlestown, Coventry, East Greenwich, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, West Greenwich, and Westerly as a leisure travel destination. The SCTC’s promotional efforts include publication of a 100-page vacation guide; a year-long advertising campaign directed at our leisure tourism market; targeted sales efforts; public relations strategy; participation in numerous trade shows; and a comprehensive website. The SCTC is available to assist travel professionals including media, tour operators, and travel agents, aid in planning a meeting or corporate event, and provide information to help visitors enjoy the destination.

Free guided tours

South County's oldest museum, founded in 1892, located in a picturesque stone building in the historic mill village of Peace Dale, RI. The museum is dedicated to commemorating the past while enriching the lives of people today. Free parking, picnic area and adjacent playground.

Services: Home of the Warwick Historical Society featuring genealogy, history and specialty Warwick material. The two-story clapboard structure has many characteristics of the late 1700s--beehive oven, fireplace, paneling in the dining room and paneled doors.

The mission of the Bristol Statehouse Foundation embraces restoration, preservation and education. The restored and maintained building will serve as a site for the study, appreciation and enjoyment of our national, state and community heritage. Through exhibits, lectures, re-enactments and other programs, we will celebrate the essence of American history, our freedoms and our multi-cultural inheritance. We are committed to the youth of the town and region and specific activities will be dedicated towards bringing these values to them.

The Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C., represents Portuguese interests in the United States of America. Portugal is strongly committed to an ambitious transatlantic relationship and to a stronger bilateral partnership. The Embassy works both at the Federal and State levels to develop new avenues of cooperation between our two nations to bring about even more trade, more investment, more tourism, more contacts between our civil societies as well as stronger political, cultural and educational ties.

The Block Island Tourism Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the town of New Shoreham as a leisure travel destination. The BITC’s promotional efforts include publication of a travel planner; a year-long advertising campaign directed at our leisure tourism market; targeted sales efforts; public relations strategy; participation in numerous trade shows; and a comprehensive website. The BITC is available to assist travel professionals including media, tour operators, and travel agents, aid in planning a meeting or corporate event, and provide information to help visitors enjoy the destination.

Services: A fine federal mansion furnished with period furniture and magnificent paneling, built in 1773 by James Mitchell Varnum, one of George Washington's generals. Colonial garden.

Tall Ships America is a nonprofit organization focused on youth education, leadership development and the preservation of the maritime heritage of North America. In addition to organizing the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE Series, Tall Ships America manages scholarship programs to make sail training experiences more affordable for young people, grant programs to assist crew of member vessels with the costs of professional development courses and licensing requirements and publishes SAIL TALL SHIPS! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea. The Tall Ships Challenge Series of international sailing races, cruises, and maritime festivals is organized by Tall Ships America in cooperation with Great Lakes, Atlantic and Pacific Coast port cities in the United States and Canada. Tall ships are crewed by young people and adults engaged in sail training programs under the supervision of captains and professional crew members. Maritime festivals in each host port give visitors a chance to board the vessels, meet the crew and trainees, and experience the rich maritime heritage that these ships represent.

The Rhode Island Historical Society is a privately endowed membership organization, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Rhode Island.

Maintains visitwarwickri.com, a comprehensive database of things to do, places to visit, stay or eat in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) was established to respond to the proposed demolition of a number of 18th- and early 19th-century houses on College Hill. Unlike many historic preservation organizations which were formed to preserve a particular building, PPS has always been an advocate for neighborhood revitalization. From that small neighborhood group, PPS has grown into a multifaceted citywide preservation and planning organization.

Services: A 501(c)(6) organization responsible for promoting Providence, Warwick, and the Rhode Island Convention Center as visitor destinations. Provides an array of services and travel planning assistance to visitors and conventions.

Services: Membership trade association for food service, lodging, and the tourism industry offering food sanitation and alcohol service certification classes. Other educational training programs provided.

Tourist information center in Providence, Rhode Island. They maintain a comprehensive online database of things to do in Rhode Island including events, restaurants, museums, and more.

The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is seeking volunteers and interns to assist with general Council operations and a number of programs, projects and activities. If you are interested in volunteering or interning, contact 401-724-2200 or email [email protected].

Nationally recognized for its outstanding design, Waterplace Park is the focal point of Providence's revitalized downtown. This four-acre urban park surrounding a tidal basin features an amphitheater, landscaped terraces, and boat landings. A series of Venetian bridges connects downtown Providence to the city's historic East Side. From here you can board a river boat or glide in a gondola down Providence's redesigned rivers. Waterplace Park is also the site of special events such as concerts and the acclaimed WaterFire.