Visitors/Tourists

The RI Park Naturalist program runs the Beavertail Aquarium, which is housed in what was the foghorn house for the Beavertail Lighthouse.  The tanks in the aquarium are set up to imitate the environment of the Jamestown shoreline.  From crabs to fish and shellfish, there's always something new to discover at the aquarium.  Staff collect samples of marine life for the aquarium and return them to their natural habitat after a couple of weeks. They also facilitate tidal pool explorations along the shore at low tide, and host special events such as Bioluminescence Night.

"The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is a group of imaginative people committed to a single goal: using Rhode Islands’ rich resources in the arts and sciences to create a distinctive, highly interactive, informal learning center.

"The Rhody Ramble connects families with authentic local places and features more than 30 historic sites throughout Rhode Island. Participating sites offer special events, tours and programs designed for children and their families."

- From the website, July 8, 2018

Seagrave Memorial Observatory is wholly owned and operated by Skyscrapers, Inc. They currently have 4 telescopes in operation.

Save the Bay's "interactive marine science center is home to more than 40 species from Narragansett Bay, often including rare lobsters, crabs, seahorses, sea robins, terrapins and more. Three touch tanks allow you to get up close and personal with little skates, urchins, spider crabs, sea stars, dogfish sharks and more - all from local waters."  - from the website, July 6, 2018

"Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark is recognized internationally as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. The 1793 Old Slater Mill, 1810 Wilkinson Mill and the 1758 Sylvanus Brown House are located here."

- From the Facebook About page, July 8, 2018

Wilkinson Mill and the Sylvanus Brown House are also part of the historical site. URI Master Gardeners maintain an historical garden at the site as well. The garden is typical of the period 1790-1830.

Phone: 401.680.7221

Ladd Observatory is a public education and outreach facility of the Department of Physics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

"We develop and implement programs designed to educate the general public on a number of environmental and ecological subjects including an understanding of the natural world, the natural habitat of fish and wildlife, and astronomy."

- From the website, July 8, 2018