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Colt State Park
Blithewold
Linden Place Mansion
Audubon Society Environmental Education Center
The Coggeshall Farm Museum
The Bristol Historical and Preservation Society
Leo's Ristorante
Bristol Art Museum
Mount Hope Farm
The Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame
Bristol Parks
- Bristol, RI is one of New England's loveliest coastal getaways, located within Bristol County along the state's Atlantic Ocean coastline.
- The city is best known as the home of the United States' longest continually-celebrated Independence Day festivities, which date back to 1777 in the year following the country's Declaration of Independence.
- Visitors can enjoy Independence Day festivities at beautiful Colt State Park, which is located on the grounds of the estate of industrialist Samuel Colt.
- The lovely East Bay Bike Path stretches between the city and Providence, constructed along the path of an abandoned railroad right of way.
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