View from highway Junction of Highway #1. Access to city of Providence, Rhode Island - North of highway. Attractions in and around Providence, Rhode Island: Battleship Cove - Bay Queen Cruises - Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, & Arboretum - Buttonwood Park Zoo - Culinary Archives & Museum at JWU - Feinstein IMAX Theatre - Freedom Farm Horse & Carriages Tours - Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum - Linden Place Museum - Museum of Work & Culture - Roger Williams Park Zoo - Russian Submarine Museum - Samuel Whitehorn House Museum. Compact Rhode Island boasts sandy beaches, quaint seaside resorts, and 2,300 acres of magnificent parks. Rhode Island's distinctive vacation regions range from the historic Blackstone River Valley and Greater Providence to world-renowned Newport and the coastal resorts of South County and Block Island.