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RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES
Free Play Bar Arcade in Providence( left) and Battlegroundz in Lincoln( right).
There are plenty of things to do in these parts once the sun shies away.
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Satisfy your need for speed at R1 Indoor Karting in Lincoln. Be sure to also get in a good throw at its on-site Axe Bar, become a master of time and test your intelligence at TimeMission, and get competitive with friends at Dart City for some dystopian fun. r1indoorkarting. com
Try your luck at Bally’ s Twin River Lincoln or Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. twinriver. com; foxwoods. com
Channel your inner Sherlock Holmes at Mystery Soup Escape Rooms in Pawtucket, Escape Rhode Island in Providence or RI Riddle Room in Warwick. mysterysoupescaperooms. com; escaperhodeisland. com; ririddleroom. com
Knock down some pins while you knock back some drinks at Lang’ s Bowlarama in Cranston or East Providence Lanes. langsbowlarama. com; eastprovidencelanes. com
Scale the walls at Rock Spot Climbing in Lincoln, Providence or Peace Dale, or at Central Rock Gym in Warwick. rockspotclimbing. com; centralrockgym. com
Grab a drink and play some Pac-Man and skee ball at Free Play Bar Arcade in Providence. Ages twenty-one and older, but special family day events are held monthly. freeplaybar. com
Perfect your swing at Topgolf in Cranston or Newport Indoor Golf in Portsmouth. topgolf. com; newportindoorgolf. com
Complete a variety of tricky challenges with friends at the expansive gaming playground, Level99, in Providence. After putting your skills and hand-eye coordination to the test, grab some drinks and a bite to eat. level99. com
Jump around in the trampoline courts, try your hand at the human claw machine, test your dexterity on the pixel game floor and more at Launch Family Entertainment in Warwick. launchfamilyentertainment. com
Make your own blown-glass ornaments to take home at Gather Glass in Providence or Blackstone River Glass Center in Cumberland. gatherglass. com; blackstoneriverglass. com
Take part in the roller-skating revival and snack up at the full-service cafe at United Skates of America in Rumford. unitedskatesri. com
Knock down your enemies while playing dodgeball, archery tag, paintball and more at the largest indoor paintball arena in New England at BattlegroundZ in Lincoln, or navigate your way through the extreme airsoft course. battlegroundz. net
LEARN
The late Doris Duke was no ordinary heiress. Beautiful, intelligent, philanthropic and perhaps a bit eccentric, she was once described as the‘‘ world’ s richest girl.’’ Take a stroll through Rough Point, her former mansion, and behold her basement swimming pool, fine art pieces and the sprawling landscape with panoramic views of the ocean. Newport, newportrestoration. org
Situated in the heart of the City by the Sea’ s best-known Irish neighborhood, the Museum of Newport Irish History highlights the many contributions people of Irish descent have made to the region since the 1600s. Newport, newportirishhistory. org
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