Portsmouth Rhode Island Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Old School House (circa 1716)
  East Main Road and Union Street • Portsmouth, RI 02871
  401-683-9178
  The oldest school house in the US featuring antique school desks, school bells, and textbooks. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Founder's Brook
  Boyd's Lane
  The first Rhode Island settlers from Boston landed here in 1638, led by Anne Hutchinson. Hutchinson... more...  map

• Memorial to Black Soldiers
  Routes 114 and 24
  Memorial to the First Rhode Island Regiment, a mostly black battalion who prevented British troops... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Green Animals Topiary Garden
  380 Cory's Lane • Portsmouth, RI 02871
  401-847-1000
  When purchased in 1872, by Thomas E. Brayton, Treasurer of the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company... more...  map

• Heritage Foundation of Rhode Island Park
  Prudence Island • Portsmouth, RI 02871
  Park featuring 475 acres of natural landscape for hiking, birding and photography. more...  map

• Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Sanctuary
  Prudence Island • Portsmouth, RI 02871
  401-683-6780 or 253-7482
  Guided nature walks, swimming, boating and fishing. more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Greenvale Vineyards
  582 Wapping Road • Portsmouth, RI 02871
  401-847-3777
  A family owned Victorian farm on the Sakonnet River that produces many award winning wines... more...  map