Top rated Historical place museums in East Providence, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Freetown Historical Society

Historical place museum

5.00 (36 reviews) (~26.55 km from centre)

Lippitt House Museum

Historical place museum

This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.

4.80 (64 reviews) (~1.99 km from centre)

The Breakers

Historical place museum

Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours.

4.70 (8.4K reviews) (~39.41 km from centre)

Marble House

Historical place museum

The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum.

4.70 (3.1K reviews) (~40.16 km from centre)

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum

Historical landmark

Estate on 33 acres featuring a mansion & expansive gardens (with rare plants) offering group tours.

4.70 (297 reviews) (~20.54 km from centre)

General Nathanael Greene Homestead

Historical place museum

👍👍 Stopped on a whim. The grounds are nice, but the house is closed until later in the week. There are tours offered but it is by appointment. The gentleman there was really nice and answered a lot of my questions.

4.70 (134 reviews) (~19.68 km from centre)

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Historical place museum

Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.

4.60 (428 reviews) (~6.49 km from centre)

Newport Tower

Historical place museum

👍👍 The Newport Tower is a nice little tower in the middle of a nice little park. At first glance it appears to to be a simple tower in a park, some claim that this tower has a much more complex history. There have been TV shows that have made the claim that the tower was built by the Knights Templar. T...

4.60 (247 reviews) (~37.5 km from centre)

The Bradley Estate

Non-profit organization

👍👍 a BEAUTIFUL LiL hidden gem right when you get off 95 North OR South! it's a huge gorgeous property where you are able to walk the grounds & see all the beautiful scenery! they have a small pond, tons of different flowers & Lots of different trails! I'd HIGHLY recommend this pLace if you haven't chec...

4.60 (226 reviews) (~47.17 km from centre)