SharpCookie232

SharpCookie232 t1_j4e7zaa wrote

Definitely visit the RISD museum. Also walk on the East Bay bikepath. A walk around Brown campus and Thayer St. can be fun. I also second the side trip to Newport and/or the Green Animals estate in Portsmouth. Blithewald in Bristol is gorgeous in the spring as well - and, they do an afternoon tea - be sure to make a reservation if you're doing this.

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SharpCookie232 t1_j1na85b wrote

I think your best bet is West Roxbury. In the city, but you'll save on commuting, which is a lot of time and/or money in metro Boston, no matter how you cut it. West Rox is not far from Longwood medical center. Lots of great outdoor space. Some 3bd houses for rent in your price range and a wide variety of great schools, especially if you're willing to pay for private.

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SharpCookie232 t1_j1b7770 wrote

I second the RISD museum - it's a world-class museum. That whole part of Providence where the Brown and RISD campuses are is very artsy and cool.

Definitely see some of the beaches and do some coastal hiking. Either on the East Bay Bike path or at one of the wildlife preserves - Ninigret or Point Judith - there are many.

Newport is amazing. The Breakers is probably the most spectacular, but they're all impressive. Newport itself has a lot to do - dining, window shopping, etc.

Rhode Island also has some pretty, New England-y spots like Wickford and Westerly. They can be fun to walk around and have lunch.

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SharpCookie232 t1_j0x73mh wrote

1.) RISD & Brown - the East Side is one of the coolest, artsy-est places on earth.

2.) The beaches are some of the most beautiful (those rich-types who settled in Newport for the summer could have gone anywhere).

3.) Love of the outdoors and the environment - Save the Bay, RI Audubon, the wildlife refuges, the bike paths, all the local farms - there's just so much to get out and do!

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SharpCookie232 t1_j0r9jmr wrote

Tell us, stranger, what language do they speak on this Island of Rhode? Do they drive on the right or the left? And what foods to they eat there....we have heard tell of quahogs, stuffies, something called cabinets, and a syrup made of coffee.

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