Providence Architecture Tour
Trip Highlights
Explore 300 Years of Architecture
Discover Architectural Landmarks
Learn About Providence's History
Description
This 75-minute boat tour highlights the stories, sight lines, and subtle details that define Providence. From the most eye-catching landmarks on the city skyline to hidden architectural gems, you’ll discover historic Providence from the best seat in town!
Tour info
101 Dyer Street Providence RI
Why take this tour?
Delve into the architectural wonders of Providence with our Architecture Boat Tour! This comprehensive tour offers an in-depth look at the city's diverse architectural styles, from colonial to modern. Perfect for architecture enthusiasts and history buffs alike, this tour provides a unique perspective on Providence's rich architectural heritage.
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Additional Information
- We feel that this tour is most appropriate for guests ages 10+
- All passengers, including children, must have a reservation to board.
- We feel that this tour is most appropriate for guests ages 10+
- All passengers, including children, must have a reservation to board.
Parking Information
- There are several parking garages, outdoor parking lots and on-street metered parking spaces throughout our neighborhood.
- The Arcade Parking Garage, located behind our building on Pine Street, offers very reasonable parking rates.
- We also recommend taking your hotel shuttl...
- There are several parking garages, outdoor parking lots and on-street metered parking spaces throughout our neighborhood.
- The Arcade Parking Garage, located behind our building on Pine Street, offers very reasonable parking rates.
- We also recommend taking your hotel shuttle, a Lyft or Uber, or walking from your hotel, if possible. We are centrally located in downtown and most hotels are within a 15 minute walk from us.
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Tour Cancellation Policy
- Tour reservations are non-refundable. Please make sure you are booking the correct date/time.
- Customers may reschedule their reservation or receive a credit for a future tour (subject to availability) with 72 hours advance cancellation only.
- We reserve the right to resched...
- Tour reservations are non-refundable. Please make sure you are booking the correct date/time.
- Customers may reschedule their reservation or receive a credit for a future tour (subject to availability) with 72 hours advance cancellation only.
- We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel tours when less than 4 passengers have booked. It doesn’t happen often, but we will call you ASAP if it does.
Weather-Related Cancellation Policy
- The weather in New England changes often, and quickly. Because of this, we do not postpone or cancel boat tours until the day of the tour. If we were to cancel your tour, we would call you at the phone number provided on your reservation. Please do not call us questioning cancellations, we ...
- The weather in New England changes often, and quickly. Because of this, we do not postpone or cancel boat tours until the day of the tour. If we were to cancel your tour, we would call you at the phone number provided on your reservation. Please do not call us questioning cancellations, we will reach out to you once we have made a decision. Thank you for your patience and understanding on this policy.
- We reserve the right to cancel our tours in the event of severe or unsafe weather conditions. If we do cancel your tour due to inclement weather, you may reschedule, subject to availability, or receive a full refund.
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