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Welcome to Providence... most of our history is still here!

Come to Providence, a medium-sized city jam-packed with everything but traffic jams! On the East Side, the area of our city surrounding Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, a substantial historic district has the most authentically restored 18th-century homes in our country. It is rumored that sometimes at dusk on a frosty evening, when the skyline is bathed in the dramatic purples and ambers of a winter sunset, you can hear the footfalls of those -- like Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft -- who roamed the city in centuries past.

Downtown Providence Waterplace Park and Riverwalk, 2 blocks from the Rhode Island Convention Center and the Westin Hotel

Come to Providence to explore our diverse neighborhoods. Just up the street from the Convention Center, enjoy Federal Hill, Providence's own "Little Italy". Imagine you're in Europe. It isn't hard to do, especially when you're dining in one of the sidewalk cafes surrounding the fountain on the cobblestoned DePasquale Plaza! Here, and on the East Side, are some of America's most highly rated restaurants featuring a variety of international cuisines, as well as some of international cuisines, and some of the finest "nouveau American" innovations.

And speaking of innovation, Providence's newly designed waterfront and river walkways lead to an expanded Arts & Entertainment district. Jazz, rock, blues, folk -- we've got great music in terrific clubs! We're also home to the nationally acclaimed Tony award-winning Trinity Repertory Theater. Our Providence Performing Arts Center brings the tops in national entertainment extravaganzas.

Our Civic Center is the home of the Providence Bruins hockey team and other stellar attractions; everything is within easy walking distance from the Convention Center.

There's much more in Providence for you to explore. We promise you the possibilities are ever expanding, and we invite you to experience the ambiance of our city because most of the history is still here.

VINCENT A. CIANCI JR.

Mayor of Providence

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