SummerWalks
The season begins June 15th!
Join us for tours including:
Benefit Street: A Mile of History
Tuesday through Saturday at 11:00 am
Tuesday and Saturday at 2:00 pm
Sundays at Noon
Starts from the John Brown House, 52 Power Street, Providence
Enterprising Women: A Women's History Walk
Wednesdays at 2:00 pm
Starts from the John Brown House, 52 Power Street, Providence
Among the stories tour participants will follow as they walk the streets of College Hill and downtown Providence are those of Betsey Metcalf, who in 1798 pioneered a braiding process that led to the development of the New England straw hat industry, and Christiana Carteaux Bannister, a Rhode Islander of African- and Native-American descent who became a successful nineteenth-century entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Providence Riverwalk
Wednesday and Saturday at 10:00 am
Begins at RI Convention Center, 1 Sabin Street, Providence
Providence Artwalk
Fridays at 2:00 pm
Starts from the John Brown House, 52 Power Street, Providence
Tickets: Adults, $10 per tour; Children $5 per tour.
RIHS Member discounts available. Not a member? Click here.
Walks are scheduled as follows:
| TUES | WED | THUR | FRI | SAT | SUN | |
| Riverwalk | 10 am | 10 am | ||||
| Benefit St. |
11 am 2 pm |
11 am | 11 am | 11 am |
11 am 2pm |
Noon |
| Women's History | 2 pm | |||||
| Artwalk | 2 pm |
For more information, call (401) 438-0463 or (401) 331-8575 x34
Email: provwalk@aol.com
SummerWalks are sponsored in part by The Providence Tourism Council, the RI COnvention Center, AAA New England and the Parkside Rotisserie & Bar