The Blackstone Valley: Places to Explore

  • Pawtucket

    Providence's neighbor to the immediate north is a slightly gruff, blue-collar factory town that's gradually seen some new blood move in as real-estate prices have risen in the capital. In Algonquian, "petuket"... Read more

  • Woonsocket

    Gritty Woonsocket, population 43,000, sees very few tourists and offers little in the way of sightseeing. However, it is home to one of the best museums about immigrant factory life and textile milling... Read more

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