Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but the Ocean State packs in a lot of attractions worth seeing ... have special themes and include beautiful music and live performers.

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The beach at Ruggles, or more correctly, the cliff, faces east into the Rhode Island Sound. On solid south-to-southeast swells, particularly hurricane swells, ledging right-handers march around ...

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but the Ocean State packs in a lot of attractions worth seeing, from its extravagant 20th-century mansions to secluded beaches to cultural sites.