Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Newport Visitor Center
( 401-845-9123;
www.gonewport.com
;
23 America's Cup Ave;
9am-5pm)
Offers maps, brochures, local bus information, tickets to major attractions,
public restrooms and an ATM. There's free parking for 30 minutes adjacent to the center.
Getting There & Away
hours).
$6) from the visitor center to the mansions, beaches and Providence.
Scooter World
(
401-619-1349;
www.scooterworldri.com
;
11 Christie's Landing; bicycles per
day $30;
9am-7pm)
Rents bicycles
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Rhode Island Beaches
If you're up for a day at the beach, Rhode Island's southwestern coastal towns fit the bill.
It is the Ocean State, after all.
The mile-long
Narragansett Town Beach
in Narragansett is the place to go for surf-
ing. Nearby
Scarborough State Beach
is among Rhode Island's finest, with a wide
sandy shore, a classic pavilion and inviting boardwalks.
Watch Hill
at the state's south-
western tip is a wonderful place to turn back the clock, with its Flying Horse Carousel
and Victorian mansions. The
South County Tourism Council
(
800-548-4662;
www.southcountyri.com
)
has details on the entire area.
CONNECTICUT
Sandwiched between sexy New York City and northerly New England's quainter quar-
ters, Connecticut typically gets short shrift from travelers. Sure, the brawny I-95 coastal
corridor is largely industrial, but take a closer look and you're in for pleasant surprises.
Seaside Mystic, with its nautical attractions, and the time-honored towns bordering the
Connecticut River are a whole other world, and the Litchfield Hills, in the state's north-
western corner, are as charmingly rural as any place in New England.
