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Welcome to Warwick!
Whether your interest lies in boating and shoreline activities or researching colonial America, Warwick is a great place to start. However, even if you would just like to have no destination or goal for the day, the City of Warwick has 39 miles of coastline and some of the most spectacular views of Narragansett Bay.
Some of the top choices for visitors around the city include:
Aldrich Mansion 836 Warwick Neck Avenue +1 401-739-6850 The Aldrich mansion was originally built in 1896 for Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. It spreads over 75 acres and overlooks Narragansett Bay. The French chateau has 70 rooms and features a long marble staircase, antique furniture, elaborate paintings and wood carvings. It includes a Carriage House, Caretaker's Cottage and Boathouse.
Complements Art Gallery 50 Lambert Lind Highway +1 401-739-9300 Complements Art Gallery is one of the largest art galleries in New England. The gallery features artists from all over the world in all mediums and styles, from old world traditional to contemporary. It which also offers professional art consultation and framing services, and will present the art in your home.
Historical Warwick Museum of Art 3259 Post Road +1 401-737-0010 As Warwick's largest non-profit arts organization and the area's cultural center since 1976, the Warwick Museum of Art provides a performance and exhibition space for the most talented artists, writers and performers in Rhode Island and is host of a wide array of cultural and artistic activities including comedy, theater, music, poetry and literature as well as monthly visual arts exhibitions. The Warwick Museum of Art was named both "Most Underappreciated Museum in Rhode Island" and "Best Place to Hear a Reading" by the 2004 Providence Phoenix Reader's Poll and is the home of Unexpected Company, "Best Comedy Troupe in Rhode Island" according to Rhode Island Monthly Magazine.
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