- Our list of the best things to do in Cranston, Rhode Island, features the top 417 nearby activities — including 190 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Cranston, RI has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sights & Landmarks, Entertainment & Shows, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 17 things to do within the city of Cranston, RI , followed by 400 popular activities in nearby cities, including Newport, Providence, Fall River, North Kingstown, Warwick, Middletown, Pawtucket, Jamestown, Foxboro, Tiverton, East Greenwich, Lincoln, Attleboro, Franklin, East Providence, Smithfield, Bristol, Cumberland, Wakefield, Taunton, Coventry, Portsmouth, Narragansett, Warren, Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Wickford, Saunderstown, Exeter, Harrisville, Little Compton, Dennis Port and Chepachet
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Six jazz virtuosos pay tribute to the great Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, whose energetic style of playing became known as “hot jazz”
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Recognized as a Jewish burial place, Lincoln Park Cemetery is a rich part of Warwick's history. Going back well over 100 years, there are many community leaders and prominent residents buried here.
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Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the Providence Children's Museum is dedicated to stimulating kids' imaginations through play, object manipulation, multimedia presentations and other fun experiences. Parents are welcome and encouraged to participate with their children.
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Providence, Rhode Island is home to Historic Federal Hill, the city's nerve center and locus of economic activity. The Hill is flush with restaurants, delis, bakeries, boutiques and other businesses that sell enticing wares to locals and tourists.
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Overlooking the Narragansett Bay, the Salter Grove Memorial Park is a public park that offers a number of amenities and scenic views to its visitors. These include a public boat ramp as well as a number of picnic areas.
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Rhode Island's Providence Performing Arts Center is the city's cultural hub. Its diverse programming includes choral concerts, orchestral performances, monologue shows, musicals, straight plays, ballets, modern dance demonstrations and more.
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Home ice to the Boston Bruins' AHL-affiliate team the Providence Bruins, the Dunkin' Donuts Center also houses basketball's Providence College Friars. The events arena's calendar includes sporting events, concerts and family shows.
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Located in a renovated department store, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel offers music events for every music preference. With a vintage atmosphere, Lupo's has attracted headliners such as Green Day, Foo Fighters, Willie Nelson, and Radiohead.
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A campus rich in faith, culture, and history, Providence College teaches an operates with good morals. Providence keeps faith as a main operating principle, encouraging its students to discover faith and providing the buildings to do so.
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Offering an extensive variety of events, the Rhode Island Convention Center attracts tourists and locals alike. Events include roller derby, comic cons, beer festivals, pet shows, concerts, and plays to appeal to anyone's sense of entertainment.
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The small Cable Car Cinema & Cafe is essentially an arthouse theater which shows independent and artistic productions. Full meals are created at the adjoining cafe along with specialty coffees.