Disclosure: Visit Rhode Island invited A is For Adelaide on a day trip around Rhode Island (and Dave got to come, too!). All opinions are our own
As I promised in this post I was lucky enough to go on an awesome day trip all over Rhode Island.
I love to travel near and far, of course, but sometimes a staycation is the best! For Spring Break, this option proved to be the best for our family, and the day out was perfect! Each place we visited would be fabulous on it’s own, but were just perfect to pack into a day or long weekend, as well- making the perfect mini-vacation, pit stop on your way through, or perfect staycation for locals!
Our first stop was Biomes, New England’s only private marine education facility and hands-on aquarium. The small building looks unassuming, but once inside there is something for everyone! Their doors opened in 2013 and quickly became a favorite stop for Addie, who loves to fill her time at the touch-tanks and viewing sea life from all the amazing angles- YES! there are tanks at kids’ height!
We were treated to an awesome puffer fish demonstration… which, if you’ve never seen, can leave the front row of the audience a bit wet!
IMAGE FROM DADDY FILES‘ IG!
Biomes’ size gives you a great option for a rainy-day activity, or even as a place to spend hours having a hands-on experience, complete with an area to read and play about marine life! Open daily 12-5pm, children under 2 are free- be sure to stop by and enjoy some local marine life, all of which have been collected in Narragansett Bay by Biomes staff and volunteers- never purchased or imported!
Biomes Marine Biology Center
6640 Post Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
401-885-4690
Heading next to Roger Williams Park Zoo, where we are already members, we were excited to check out the Birds Down Under exhibit, featuring over 500 birds including grass parakeets, cockatiels and various parrot species!
Photo by Sarah at Sweet lil You
Of course, this was the time that Millie and I took a break to nurse, but Addie and Daddy checked out the birds! It was super cool and they even got to feed the birds with seed sticks that everyone gets at the entrance (thank you to Sarah of Sweet lil You for taking pics!). We wandered to our favorite animals next- elephants and giraffes, but were limited on time and the babes needed a nap before our next stop… however, if you’re in the area, Roger Williams Park Zoo has SO much more to offer.
It is one of the oldest zoos in the country! Located on 40-acres spread on a little more than a mile path, RWPZ offers over 100 different species to see. It is also home to many endangered species and participates in cooperative conservation and breeding programs to help ensure their future survival. The Big Back Yard gives a whole different zoo experience, as well, with a totally accessible playground and gorgeous splash park in the late spring and summer- all included in memberships, so if you’re local, consider signing you (and your family) up to reap the benefits of year ’round memories waiting to be made!
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue (In Roger Williams Park)
Providence, RI 02907
401-785-3510
Finally, we were onto a Pawtucket PawSox game. To be honest, I haven’t been to one since college, and I miss watching… but I didn’t know how much! It was Dave, Millie and Addie’s first time at a professional game… and I was thrilled they happened to be playing my hometown Phillies’ Triple-A Affiliate team the IronPigs!
As it is Addie’s first year playing t-ball, I took her to watch some players warm up (who happened to be IronPigs), showing her that even the pros need to warm up and need to practice. As they went to take the field, walking towards their dugout, one of the players stopped over and handed her a ball. She was so happy, she held it high above her head- her excitement was palpable for most of the game!
When we first got to McCoy Stadium, we were treated to a super-cool tour and a delicious BBQ dinner!
After our local PawSox won the game, my tired ladies clung close to Dave and enjoyed a beautiful, patriotic fireworks display that left everyone in a standing ovation! With ticket prices affordable for the whole family, we are already planning to attend more games this summer!
Traveling in Rhode Island is a wonderful experience- a small state with so much to offer! I’d love to travel the world for spring break of course but isn’t it amazing the things there are to experience in just our backyard?
Pawtucket Red Sox, McCoy Stadium
1 Columbus Ave,
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Have you traveled to Rhode Island? What’s your favorite local spring break spot for your family?
It was such a fun day, I’m glad our families got to hang out together!! The girls had so much fun at the game! (Thanks again for the ear plugs!!)
Love our girls getting to hang together! Such a great day!
What FUN pictures of your gorgeous family! Everyone looks so happy! I would LOVE to visit Rhode Island one day.
It’s such a beautiful state!
Looks like so much fun! You have such fun photos and your family is just gorgeous! What a great day.
Thank you! It was a great day!
That looks like such a wonderful place for both people and animals! If I ever get out that way I will check this place out.
You’ll love it!
What a fun day!!! I bet she will remember this day for years, what a great way to get her excited about t-ball to!
Right!? She talks about it a lot!
This looks like a great place to visit with the family. I have never been to Rhode Island but would love to visit.
It’s such a beautiful state!
We loved this tour as well. It is so nice to live near such a neat little state with so much to offer.
So true!
Okay, that puffer fish demo is so super-cool. I have never seen a puffer fish in motion, so that would be so super-cool. Sounds like y’all had a blast
It was SO cool!!
I could not help but laugh over the puffer fish. It looks like you guys had a great day! Your daughter looks so little and beginning t-ball – that is too cute!
It was a great day!
I love all of the photos you have of your family! How so incredibly precious! Also, Rhode Island is a place that my friends visit often but I’ve never been to! Gotta put that on the list.
YOu HAVE to get here! It is such a beautiful state1
It looks like you had a great day trip to Rhode Island. I would have loved the birds.
They’re still at the zoo if you can make a trip here!
I would love to go explore Rhode Island. There are tons of fun things to do.
So true!
It would be amazing to be with all the birds. Looks like you had a blast. I love all the pictures.
It was SO cool!
That looks like so much fun. My girls would love it there. Your little one is adorable! We love animals in our family, so this would be a great place for us to visit.
YES, for sure!
It looks like your family had a great time. I have never been there before. Looks like a great time.
You should plan a New England trip! Rhode Island is so much fun!
I’ve never been to Rhode Island but would love to go and take my little family. It sure looks like you all had a blast, thanks for sharing!
What a fun day! Aquariums and baseball are our family favorites
Awesome!