Rhode Island

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States of America. Although tucked between Massachusetts and Connecticut in New England, it has over 400 miles of coastline, courtesy of Narragansett Bay and islands such as Aquidneck Island, home to the "City by the Sea", Newport.

The state of Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule, signaling the start of the American Revolution. Rhode Island was also the last of   More...