[Sorry for not following the alternate Saturdays posting schedule this week, but Rhode Island is such a small state that it slipped through my rigorous editing process. Enjoy the bonus state photo summary!]

The three parks above—Blackstone River Valley, Roger Williams and Touro Synagogue—are all in the Ocean State, as is part of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor extends from Providence to Worcester in Massachusetts, and includes Slater’s Mill (pictured) in Pawtucket.