Chill Out ,
Indoors
There are plenty of places to keep you warm and entertained this winter season .
Love Defeats Fear .
Cape Verdean Museum .
Museum Madness These must-visit museums offer glimpses into Rhode Island life .
Get Pampered
Relax at a luxurious spa , find your zen at a yoga class or get away to an opulent hotel .
Unwind at a Spa Relax in a mineral rich pool or cold plunge pool to revitalize your body at the Bodhi Spa in Newport or Providence . Take it easy with massages , facials , body scrubs , manis and pedis at the restorative OH ! Spa at the Preserve in Richmond . Experience true luxury with a Swedish massage at Butter Day Spa in Pawtucket . Feel like your best self again with soothing massages , tension-relieving stretch services and customized facials at Massage Envy ’ s various locations . Embark on your healing journey with the Himalayan sea salt wall and infrared sauna at Spa Fjör in Newport . thebodhispa . com ; ohspaatthepreserve . com ; butterdayspa . com ; massageenvy . com ; hotelviking . com / spa
Stretch It Out Connect the mind to the body through breathing and movement at Love Defeats Fear in Newport . Try out aerial yoga to strengthen your core at Raffa Life in Cranston . Take an adventurous barre or hip-hop vinyasa class at Wild Flow Barre and Yoga in Wickford . Stop by The Woods Yoga & Sauna in Lincoln for a relaxing and natural experience on bamboo flooring . lovedefeatsfear . com ; raffa life . com ; wildflowri . com ; thewoodsyoga . com
Get Away If you ’ re looking for a luxurious weekend away , head to Hotel Viking in Newport or the opulent Ocean House on Watch Hill . Or if you ’ re craving summer vibes in the heart of winter , plan a visit to the Surf Shack Bed and Breakfast in Narragansett . hotelviking . com ; oceanhouseri . com ; surfshacknarragansett . com
FOR THE HISTORY BUFF : Museum of Newport Irish History , Newport , newportirishhistory . org ; Naval War College Museum , Newport , usnwc . edu / NWC-Museum ; The International Museum of World War II , Wakefield , wwiifoundation . org ; Veterans Memorial Museum , Woonsocket , veterans memorialmuseumri . org ; Museum of Natural History and Planetarium , Providence , providence ri . gov / museum
FOR THE MOTORHEAD AND SPORTS FANATIC : The International Tennis Hall of Fame , Newport , tennisfame . com ; Audrain Automobile Museum , Newport , audrainautomuseum . org ; Newport Car Museum , Middletown , newportcarmuseum . org
FOR THE ART LOVER : RISD Museum , Providence , risdmuseum . org ; Newport Art Museum , newport artmuseum . org ; Bristol Art Museum , bristolart museum . org
FOR THE ASPIRING OCEANOGRAPHER : The Sailing Museum , Newport , thesailingmuseum . org ; Living Sharks Museum , Westerly , livingsharks . org
FOR THE CULTURE ENTHUSIAST : Museum of Work & Culture , Woonsocket , rihs . org ; Cape Verdean Museum , Pawtucket , capeverdeanmuseum . org ; The Tomaquag Museum , Exeter , tomaquag museum . org ; Stages of Freedom , Providence , stages offreedom . org
FOR THE TECH WIZ : The Rhode Island Computer Museum , Warwick , ricomputermuseum . org ; Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration , Pawtucket , electromagneticpinballmuseum . com
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