Tours, tickets and day trips in Providence, RI
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Providence
The best-reviewed experiences in Providence from Viator, our tours partner: 50 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Discover Providence Guided Sightseeing Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $45 Free cancellation
Crime and Cuisine on Federal Hill (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $100 Free cancellation
Haunted History Walking Tour of Providence (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $30 Free cancellation
Rhode Island in a Day (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $125 Free cancellation
Becoming Providence: Mural and Gallery Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $30 Free cancellation
Parasols and Pocket Watches: A History Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $30 Free cancellation
Providence WaterFire Boat Rides (Full Lightings) (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $58 Likely to sell out
Providence Ghost Tours: Phantoms, Poltergeists, & Pestilence (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $26 Free cancellation
All 50 experiences in Providence on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
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Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams National Memorial | 13,971 | 2020 |
The busiest is Roger Williams National Memorial at 13,971 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Providence
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence to New Bedford | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 44 min |
| Providence to Worcester | United States | 58 km (36 mi) | about 57 min |
| Providence to Boston | United States | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Providence to Cambridge | United States | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Providence to Lowell | United States | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Providence to Springfield | United States | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Providence to Hartford | United States | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Providence to Manchester | United States | 130 km (81 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Providence to New York City | United States | 249 km (155 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Providence to Brooklyn | United States | 249 km (155 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Providence to Queens | United States | 239 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| Providence to Manhattan | United States | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Providence?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Providence?
Roger Williams National Memorial, with 13,971 visitors in 2020 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.