Providence

Providence is one of the best day trips from Connecticut. It is an hour from most of Connecticut and is where you can get a taste of Italy on a day trip. Bring your appetite and start your day with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Federal Hill District, one of America's top "Little Italys". Enjoy a lavish traditional Italian lunch, followed by a ride on an authentic Venetian gondola through the "Renaissance City," on the Woonasquatucket, and Providence Rivers.

Visitors who love architecture will be happy in Providence, whose old downtown (called Downcity here) is filled with priceless period architecture. Art Deco and Beaux-Arts buildings and late Victorian terra-cotta facades were spared the ravages of urban renewal and retained beautiful and astonishingly well-preserved decorative details. Downcity's granite icon, The Arcade, was America's first shopping mall, built-in in 1828. Filled with locally owned boutiques and galleries, it's still a favorite for shopping.

Location: Rhode Island, United States
Website: https://www.providenceri.gov/
Distance from Connecticut: 124 miles
Travel Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Tel: 401-680-5000
TripAdvisor Rating: ‎4/5