I totally thought it was just me!!! I did not enjoy SS at all because of this. Butterbang is amazing.

Get 3 all the way from olneyville system !

Totally over baked! Check out butterbang https://www.butterbang.com

Silver Star Bakery on Ives St in Providence has amazing pan au chocolat

Now (February) is the perfect time to go to the Botanical Gardens in Roger Wms Park. Cross the threshold and you're in Tahiti. And in February the citrus trees are in bloom 🤤 -- I've spent a small fortune seeking that fragrance in a bottle: it's divine

Then go over to the Natural History Museum. Two years ago we did a behind-the-scenes tour of the stored collection. Got to go through drawers and actually pick up and hold dinosaur bones and large chunks of rare minerals and loads of other fascinating stuff. Ask while you're there when they will be doing another.

Then visit the Planetarium next door. Then do the Zoo; I love the Zoo in winter. You can get breaks to warm up by going into the pavilions with special collections.

Then take the south park exit and go eat at Apsaras.

Another nice day, park on East Street and walk across the pedestrian bridge into India Point Park. First, walk right to the Community Boat House and read the historical plaque there, then head east and read all the rest all the way to the opposite end where the last (and my personal favorite) is, overlooking Brown's boat house. Then stroll over to Narragansett Brewery. Or go back to your car and if it's any day Wed-Sun, go to Ives St and pick out one of the little eateries there.

Take a slow drive around Swan Point Cemetery. Stop at the building just inside the entrance and ask nicely for a brochure. It's like 30 pages with a comprehensive description of the monuments, what the symbolism means (ex: broken pillar = life cut short) and bits about the most famous people buried there.

All the trees are labeled. It's an arboretum, and one of only five park/garden cemeteries in the US.

There are three roads that end at the river. You can walk along riverfront paths. We saw an otter there once.

Neutaconkanut Hill, Plainfield St, Silver Lake, Providence

Park at the base and climb up the hill by any one of several marked trails. Great view from the top.

There are some highly-recommended Mexican / Central American hole-in-the-wall restaurants there; at least one is right on Plainfield

There are places that you can see seals right from shore this time of year but I haven't gone yet. Down around East Greenwich?

And find a copy of "Walks and Rambles in Rhode Island". It's got them all mapped out with trails, est. time they take, degree of difficulty, where to park, descriptions of what each offers.

And Newport., Middletown Portsmouth, Jamestown, North Kingston, etc.. etc...

The RISD museum is pretty great!

Also, being the food-obsessed state that we are, I strongly recommend visiting one of the big weekend farmers markets, and look up what pop-up vendors are going to be at breweries/wineries/distilleries. Going to standard RI places like NY System and wherever pizza strips come from is cool, but I don't think they represent the actual culture here well enough. If you miss the weekend, Hope & Main just opened a cool cafe & market in downtown - lots of RI-made products there, and bfast/lunch.

Our coffee game is worth showing off, too. Borealis is my favorite (their new Bristol shop does boozy drinks at night!), but also Bolt and certainly New Harvest (also serving evening boozy drinks!)

Last suggestion! Roger Williams Park Botanical Garden is a beautiful place to escape winter for a bit.

Good luck!

It’s amazing! Most of the games even work properly, so it’s lots of fun!

This is wonderful!

They do. They were over baked whenever I tried them, but it could have been a fluke. People seem to like them.

I’m a fiend. Butterbang is among the very best (pop-up). Madrid is very good as well. Sift (Mystic or Watch Hill in summer) is excellent. Another worthy trip is to Flourhouse near Boston. I haven’t been to Middletown yet, but I’m going. All of these have various filled croissants - some seasonal ones, like pecan pie occasionally, but my favorite regular flavor is usually chocolate almond.

A photo at the Brown University gates (College/Prospect) and another at the state capitol

Seven Stars Bakery for coffee

Al Forno’s (best pizza honors and award from the Italian government)

Greg’s Deli lunch (and take home a chocolate cake)

PV Donuts (1 each Masala, Passion Fruit, and Boston Cream)

Walk down Benefit Street

Check out the mural on Friendship Street

Theater at Trinity

Take out from Pastiche

Ice skating down town open air rink

Pizza on Federal Hill, deep dish Sicilia’s

Day trip loop to Coffee Depot in Warren, DeWolfe Tavern in Bristol, Ocean Ave scenic drive in Newport (you can park at LaSalle to walk the cliff walk if weather permits), Thames Street cobblestones in Newport, Beavertail in Jamestown, and a stop in Wickford.

Add pizza strips, coffee syrup, Del’s, chowdah, and New York System for the win.

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Source-Al Forno:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/11/30/best-pizza-in-america/3785309/

And almond. And I believe plain. They are not bad! All frozen, and you proof yourself, although they might have room temperature versions, too.

One or more of these?

A photo at the Brown University gates (College/Prospect) and another at the state capitol

Seven Stars Bakery for coffee

Al Forno’s (best pizza honors and award from the Italian government)

Greg’s Deli lunch - take home one of their chocolate cakes.

PV Donuts (1 each Masala, Passion Fruit, and Boston Cream)

Walk down Benefit Street

Check out the mural on Friendship Street

Theater at Trinity

Take out from Pastiche

Ice skating down town open air rink

Pizza on Federal Hill, deep dish Sicilia’s

Day trip loop to Coffee Depot in Warren, DeWolfe Tavern in Bristol, Ocean Ave scenic drive in Newport (you can park at LaSalle to walk the cliff walk if weather permits), Thames Street cobblestones in Newport, Beavertail in Jamestown, and a stop in Wickford.

Add pizza strips, coffee syrup, Del’s, chowdah, and New York System for the win.

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Source-Al Forno:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/11/30/best-pizza-in-america/3785309/

Otters are so cool. Most people have no idea RI has them.

Yes, I can actually go for daylight walks after work now!

Where do people generally "hike" in Rhode Island? I moved here from VT almost a year ago and that's one thing I miss is hiking as it's pretty, you know, flat here.

I had no idea this existed! I know what I'm doing next weekend!

I really agree with you.. I can direct you to the most authentic French chocolate croissant in my opinion.. not sure where you are located but ‘The French Confection’ in Middletown on east Main.. you won’t regret it

Omg those chocolate croissants were basically a staple in our household! I’ve been missing them and haven’t found a good replacement. I agree with you- the new ones totally suck.

I think Dave’s has them sometimes but not in a 4-pack like S&S used to.

Thank you!

Download the ri tenant rights handbook. It will tell you exactly what you can do to compensate yourself in these situations if you have to handle them yourself . It’s very informative honestly !!

I've lived everywhere (currently in Texas), it's always the place I return back to and I'm already planning my return again.

I have an antenna connected to my TV for the rare occasions when I want to watch something live on broadcast TV. A cheap one is all you need unless you're deep in the woods.

The Pinball Museum in Pawtucket is really cool. It's $10 for admission and that includes all the pinball you can play

https://www.electromagneticpinballmuseum.com/

As a bonus, it's directly on the R-Line which is currently free and runs at least every 15-20 minutes on weekends.