| Name |
Town/City |
County |
Type |
Summary |
| Annmary Brown Memorial |
Providence |
Providence |
Art |
website, part of Brown University |
| Artillery Company of Newport |
Newport |
Newport |
Military |
|
| Beavertail Lighthouse Museum |
Jamestown |
Newport |
Lighthouse |
website |
| Beechwood Mansion |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
Astor family's summer cottage |
| Belcourt Castle |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Bristol |
Bristol |
Historic house |
Mansion, gardens & arboretum |
| Block Island Historical Society |
Block Island |
Block Island |
History |
website |
| Boyd's Wind Grist Mill |
Middletown |
Newport |
Mill |
website, information about touring |
| The Breakers |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum and Library |
Bristol |
Bristol |
Jail |
website |
| Bristol Train of Artillery Museum |
Bristol |
Bristol |
Military |
website, open by appointment only |
| Chateau-sur-Mer |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Chepstow (mansion) |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
website |
| Clemence-Irons House |
Johnston |
Providence |
Historic house |
|
| Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum |
Warwick |
Kent |
Historic house |
website |
| Coggeshall Farm Museum |
Bristol |
Bristol |
Living history |
website |
| Culinary Archives and Museum |
Providence |
Providence |
Food |
website, part of Johnson & Wales University |
| David Winton Bell Gallery |
Providence |
Providence |
Art |
website at Brown University |
| Eleazer Arnold House |
Lincoln |
Providence |
Historic house |
|
| The Elms |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Firemen's Museum |
Warren |
Providence |
Firefighters |
information, open by appointment only |
| Fort Adams |
Newport |
Newport |
Fort |
|
| Gilbert Stuart Birthplace |
Saunderstown |
|
Historic house |
|
| Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead |
Coventry |
Kent |
Historic house |
|
| Governor Henry Lippitt House |
Providence |
Providence |
Historic house |
|
| Governor Sprague Mansion |
Cranston |
|
Historic house |
website |
| Green Animals Topiary Garden |
Portsmouth |
Providence |
Historic house |
80 topiary animals. A 1859 Victorian house museum with displays of vintage toys & furnishings |
| Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology |
Providence |
Providence |
Anthropology |
Part of Brown University |
| Hera Gallery |
Wakefield |
Washington |
Art |
|
| Herreshoff Marine Museum |
Bristol |
Bristol |
Maritime |
Includes America's Cup Hall of Fame |
| Hunter House |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Isaac Bell House |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum |
Jamestown |
Newport |
Fire |
website |
| Jamestown Museum |
Jamestown |
Newport |
History |
website |
| John Brown House |
Providence |
Providence |
Historic house |
|
| Kingscote |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Marble House |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Museum of Natural History and Planetarium |
Providence |
Providence |
Natural history |
website |
| Museum of Newport History |
Newport |
Newport |
History |
|
| Museum of Primitive Art and Culture |
South Kingstown |
Washington |
Archaeology / Anthropology |
website |
| Museum of Work and Culture |
Woonsocket |
Providence |
Industry |
|
| Museum of Yachting |
Newport |
Newport |
Maritime |
website |
| National Museum of American Illustration |
Newport |
Newport |
Art - Illustration |
Located at Vernon Court |
| Naval War College Museum |
Newport |
Newport |
Military |
|
| New England Wireless and Steam Museum |
East Greenwich |
Kent |
Technology |
website |
| Newport Art Museum |
Newport |
Newport |
Art |
|
| Newport Historical Society and Museum of Newport |
Newport |
Newport |
History |
|
| Norman Bird Sanctuary |
Middletown |
Newport |
Natural history |
website, 300 acre wildlife refuge with trailside museum |
| Paine House Museum |
Coventry |
Kent |
Historic house |
website |
| Paradise School |
Portsmouth |
Newport |
|
website, information |
| Portsmouth Historical Society |
Portsmouth |
Newport |
History |
website, houses the majority of its collection in the former Portsmouth Christian Union Church, includes Julia Ward Howe Room |
| Prescott Farm |
Middletown |
Newport |
Farm |
|
| Providence Children's Museum |
Providence |
Providence |
Children's |
website |
| Quonset Air Museum |
North Kingstown |
Washington |
Aviation |
website |
| Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
Newport |
Newport |
Art |
Library with collections of art, sculpture, furniture, gardens & special book collections |
| Rosecliff |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Rough Point |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
Estate of Doris Duke, includes large art collection |
| RI Holocaust Memorial Museum |
Providence |
Providence |
History |
website, provides programs & exhibits but no physical museum |
| Rhode Island Black Heritage Society |
Providence |
Providence |
African American |
website |
| Rhode Island School of Design Museum |
Providence |
Providence |
Art |
|
| Roger Williams National Memorial |
Providence |
Providence |
Biographical |
|
| Rosecliff |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Samuel Whitehorne House |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Seabee Museum and Memorial Park |
Davisville |
Washington |
Military |
website |
| Slater Mill |
Pawtucket |
Providence |
Military |
|
| Smith-Appleby House |
Smithfield |
Washington |
Historic house |
|
| Smith's Castle, Wickford Village |
North Kingstown |
Washington |
Historic house |
|
| South County Museum |
Narragansett |
Washington |
Living history |
website |
| Soviet submarine K-77 |
Providence |
Providence |
Maritime |
Also known as Russian Submarine Museum |
| Sydney L. Wright Museum |
Jamestown |
Newport |
Archaeological |
website, housed in the Jamestown Philomena Library |
| Tennis Hall of Fame |
Newport |
Newport |
Hall of fame - Sports |
|
| Thomas Fenner House |
Cranston |
Providence |
Historic house |
|
| Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum |
Exeter |
Washington |
Native American |
website |
| Touro Synagogue |
Newport |
Newport |
Historic site |
|
| Varnum House Museum |
East Greenwich |
Kent |
Historic house |
website |
| Warwick Museum of Art |
Warwick |
Kent |
Art |
website |
| Watson Farm |
Jamestown |
Newport |
Historic house |
1796 house is not open to the public but visitors can explore the farmland on their own. |
| Westerly Army Museum |
Westerly |
Washington |
Military |
website |
| Whitehall Museum House |
Middletown |
Newport |
Historic house |
|
| Wilbor House, Barn and Quaker Meeting House |
Little Compton |
Newport |
Historic house |
website |
