Providence punches above its weight for a city its size. WaterFire on the rivers downtown is the signature experience, with bonfires set in metal braziers on the water from May through October. The RISD Museum holds one of the strongest collections in New England, free to all visitors on Sunday. Federal Hill is the historic Italian neighborhood where you eat and drink. Roger Williams Park covers 435 acres on the south side with a zoo, botanical center, and Japanese garden. Brown University's College Hill is worth a walking tour for the architecture alone. For night out activity, the Providence Performing Arts Center and Trinity Repertory Company anchor the downtown theater scene.
