Providence makes NY Times “Top 52 Places to Go” list

January 8, 2016 8:48 pm

By News Staff

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Providence makes the cut in the New York Times "Top 52 Places to Go in 2016."

The capital city, one of only 10 American cities to make the list, comes in at number 33. The paper says Providence is the "East Coast version of Portland, Oregon" pointing to the city’s easy access to Watch Hill and Narragansett Bay.

The article reads:

"This cobblestone-lined capital has the sort of bearded liberalness and ever-rising food scene — including the new restaurant Oberlin, from the duo behind the James Beard nominee Birch — that might feel familiar to residents of Portland, Ore. The sculpture-studded Creative Mile is part of a 40-acre redevelopment of the old I-195 that will also include an 8-acre riverfront park linking east and west by a footbridge. An hour away, well-heeled weekenders flock to Watch Hill on Little Narragansett Bay, where a new culinary center at the oceanside Ocean House offers “competitive-style” cooking classes."

International cities that are recommended to visit are Barcelona, Dublin, Mexico City, and Sydney.