Recreation and Leisure
Providence maintains 104 parks, offering opportunities for camping, picnicking, horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, tennis, and golf. The City boasts an abundance of water that makes it a great area for boating, swimming, and fishing. Facilities for winter sports of all kinds are easily accessible from Providence.
Fans of spectator sports have plenty of event options to attend. The city is home to the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League team). City residents enthusiastically support the Providence College, University of Rhode Island, and Brown University collegiate football and basketball teams.
Shopping enthusiasts will love to explore the Arcade, America’s first enclosed shopping mall built in 1820. Cited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as one of the finest commercial buildings in historic American architecture, the three-story Grecian structure offers 40 shops and restaurants and is located in downtown Providence.