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Wingate Inn Center of New England – A Business Hotel in Coventry/Providence, RI

Discover Rhode Island, an exciting destination for leisure, recreation and culture. Located in the heart of New England, Rhode Island offers urban excitement, rural tranquillity, and 400 miles of winding coastline. Explore Rhode Island's rich cultural and architectural heritage, breathtaking scenery, beautiful beaches, mouth-watering cuisine, and the most musical festivals in the world.

Coventry Recreation
Located just outside of Providence, Warwick, and Newport, in Rhode Island's South County, Coventry is a charming town blessed with intense natural beauty and the top recreational spots in Rhode Island. Explore Carbuncle Pond, a 39-acre pond that boasts the best freshwater fishing in the state, and the 860-acre Geroge B. Parker Woodland, which offers scenic hiking trails for nature lovers, an old forest, brooks, old farm sites, an old quarry, mysterious stone crains, and a caretaker's home that dates from the 18th century. Explore the Coventry Greenway, a 15-mile biking and hiking path that goes right through town, and utilizes the old New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Route.

Explore South County
Explore South County at Wingate Inn Centre of New England - Coventry, RI Enjoy South County's breathtakingly beautiful coastline, 100 miles of beautiful beaches, and the picturesque and serene countryside with miles of hiking and biking trails. Take advantage of great fresh and salt water fishing, camping, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, surfing, skiing, snowboarding, horseback riding, birding and more! South County is blessed with natural beauty, enhanced by 17 public golf courses, a diverse history and culture, wonderful seafood restaurants, and unique shops nestled in quaint villages. Museums, theatres and lighthouses offer year-round discovery and exploration.

Historic Rhode Island
America's smallest state, Rhode Island boasts one of the highest concentrations of the National Historic Landmarks. Visit Rhode Island's Colonial and Victorian homes, palatial estates of the gilded age, a delightful 17th-century fishing village, the boyhood home of America's finest colonial artists, and houses of worship which represent the roots of religious freedom in America.

Providence Children's Museum
Providence Childrens Museum at Wingate Inn Centre of New England - Coventry, RI Providence Children's Museum is an active place where kids and grown ups play and learn together. Located in Providence's Jewelry District, the Museum presents colorful hands-on exhibits and lively programs for children, 1-11, and their families that explore the arts, culture, history and science. Exhibits and programs are based on the developmental needs of children and embrace a wide range of learning styles and forms of expression. Youngsters can climb through sewers and see what was cooking in a Colonial kitchen.

Roger Williams Park and Zoo
Visit Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, one of the top ten zoos in the country, and see 1,500 animals and 160 species on 40 acres, including elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, snow leopards, moon bears, and gibbons. Go on safari and get together with the biggest, rarest, tallest and fastest animals on earth in the Plains of Africa exhibit, where you'll see rare and endangered species like the cheetah and African elephant roaming natural settings. Other spectacular Zoo exhibits include: Madagascar, North Africa, Tropical America, Marco Polo Trail and Australasia. The Zoo is open year-round with special events and educational programming throughout the year.

Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
The Museum of Natural History is Rhode Island's only natural history museum and planetarium. The Museum features fascinating exhibits, events and attractions that interpret natural and cultural collections and research. At the Cormack Planetarium, you can explore the wonders of the universe, the stars and our solar system.

Waterplace Park & Riverwalk at Wingate Inn Centre of New England - Coventry, RI Waterplace Park, with its adjoining cobblestone and brick river walks, is the crown jewel of refurbished downtown Providence. Located across from Providence Place Mall and a short walk to a variety of restaurants, shops and the train station, this wonderful 4-acre park boasts cobblestone walkways, footbridges, an amphitheater, and a spouting fountain located in the middle of a one-acre pond where everything from concerts, rallies and waterfire events are held. Accessible by boat, car, gondola or on foot, Waterplace Park is a great place to explore if you are sightseeing in Providence.

WaterFire Providence is an award-winning art installation installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence's renaissance. WaterFire's blazing bonfires, the fragrant scent of aromatic wood smoke, the flickering firelight on arched bridges, the silhouettes of the firetenders passing by the flames, the torch-lit vessels traveling down the river, and the enchanting music engage the senses and emotions of those who stroll the paths and bridges of Waterplace Park. WaterFire has captured the imagination of thousands of people, bringing life to downtown and revitalizing this capital city. The fires are tended from sunset to midnight by black-clad performers in boats who pass before the flames.

RISD Museum at Wingate Inn Centre of New England - Coventry, RI
RISD Museum. The RISD Museum in Providence traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through exhibitions and a collection of nearly 80,000 works of art in all media including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, costumes and textiles, prints, drawings, photographs, and video, representing cultures around the world.

Splash Duck Tours of Providence
Splash Duck Tours offers one-hour narrated tours of Providence on both land and sea. The tour takes you around the major sights of the city where you will see diverse architecture and learn of the city's unique history. Then, the duck vehicle splashes into the Providence River allowing for the chance to view the city from the water.

La Gondola
Enjoy an excursion along the Woonasquatucket and Providence Rivers in an authentic Venetian Gondola. A romantic and memorable experience, La Gondola can accommodate up to 6 passengers per gondola.