At the beginning of July, my family and I took a weeklong vacation to Rhode Island, Newport in particular. I had an amazing time visiting the harbor, taking part in festivals, and swimming in the ocean, among many other adventures. Below, I’ve compiled several galleries of photos surrounding my favorite parts of the trip. For further details, many photos have attached captions for you to read.

Ferry to Providence

A view of the harbor standing at the port in Bowen’s Wharf (Newport).

The docks were massed with plenty of ships and yachts, many docking for the Fourth of July.

The harbor also contained some interesting ships, like this old ship that caught my attention.

Departing Newport en route to Providence, with the Newport Bridge in the distance.

An up close shot passing under the Newport Bridge.

A view of the city coming into Providence, complete with the American Flag.

Providence

The unique architecture of Providence fascinated me, with their modern approaches.

As we entered downtown Providence, we passed by the train station to the right of the Providence State Building.

The containers of wood lay awaiting the flames later that night at WaterFire.

The unique architecture of Providence fascinated me, with their modern approaches.

A section of the beautiful Wall of Hope, a memorial to the events of 9/11.

A World War II memorial, engraved with quotes (next photo).

I loved the architecture and clock tower of Providence’s courthouse.

Another section of the World War II memorial, which was beautiful.

The entrance to Brown University, which we briefly toured.

The main building of Brown University

The gate entrance stands below the memorial clock tower built on campus grounds.

WaterFire

WaterFire was a community festival that took place that night in Providence, consisting of countless fires built on structures across the river. It was awesome to see.

Return to Providence

4th of July

On the Fourth of July, Newport held a special event in the morning consisting of tours of the Colony House (where Newport originally declared their independence), patriotic music, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, and a 21-gun salute. Of course, later that night, we viewed a spectacular display of fireworks at the harbor.

A reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Colony House

Awaiting the 21 gun salute…

One of the many fireworks photos I took, many of which didn’t come out so well. It was a great night, nevertheless.

A view of Newport Harbor at night.

After the fireworks, in an effort to avoid traffic, we found ourselves overlooking First Beach from a point on the Cliff Walk.

The ocean roared beneath us late at night along the rocky cliff walk.

Misc.

A few more various, particularly better-captured photos from the trip.

A picture taken directly underneath the Newport Bridge.

Strawberry picking at Sweet Berry Farm

Leaving Goat Island on the Newport Harbor Ferry

I look forward to returning in the future, and I’ll definitely have many great memories to look back upon from this trip.

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Thanks for reading!

Gabe