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Roger Williams National Memorial Visitor Center
No admission feeVisitor center for the National Park Service memorial honoring Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Roger Williams National Memorial
A landscaped urban memorial park in downtown Providence honoring Roger Williams, a 17th-century champion of religious liberty.
282 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903 · Providence, RI
About Roger Williams National Memorial
The memorial sits on a shared green lot within the original Providence settlement that Williams set up. It remembers his role in helping found the Rhode Island colony and his defense of freedom of conscience. Visitors can walk the lawns, rest in the crabapple orchard, and stop at the visitor center. The park also offers ranger programs and a Junior Ranger activity book for young visitors, and it presents Williams's writings and ideas on religious freedom.
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