Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S., but with a population of just over 1 million people, it is also the the second-most densely populated state. From Woonsocket and Pawtucket, through Providence, Bristol, and Newport, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Rhode Island and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.
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Block Island North Light, a granite structure built on Rhode Island's Block Island in 1867, photographed in the afternoon sun #
An osprey flies with its catch near the city of Pawtucket. #
A view of a tulip farm in the town of Johnston #
Clingstone is a house built in 1905 on a tiny rocky island, part of a group called The Dumplings in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, near Jamestown. #
An autumn overview of part of the city of Providence, Rhode Island's capital and most populous city #
Beach polo at Easton's Beach in Newport. Players from the Newport Polo Club participated in an exhibition match on the picturesque First Beach during low tide, as part of the Newport Winter Festival on February 25, 2017. #
The historic Slater Mill (left) and the tower of Pawtucket City Hall (center), photographed along the Blackstone River in Pawtucket #
Participants race under the Claiborne Pell Bridge during the start of Leg 9, Newport to Cardiff, of the Volvo Ocean Race on May 20, 2018, in Newport. #
A couple takes a photo of the center traffic line painted red, white, and blue, before a Fourth of July parade begins in Bristol, on July 4, 2020. #
Dolphins swim alongside the ferry during a tour of the Block Island Wind Farm on October 14, 2016, off the shores of Block Island. #
The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm stands three miles off of Block Island, photographed on September 22, 2016. The five 6-megawatt wind turbines make up the first marine-based wind farm in U.S. and were expected to produce more electricity than Block Island needs. #
The Towers, a remnant of the 19th-century Narragansett Pier Casino, stand on Ocean Road in Narragansett. #
Challenge XII competes during Race Day 5 at the 12 Metre World Championship on July 13, 2019, off Newport. #
An aerial view of mansions along Ocean Drive, at Goose Neck Cove, on the southern end of Newport #
Atlantic seals bask in the morning sun near Block Island. #
A winter view of Newport's Trinity Church #
A view of the historic Stadium Theatre along Main Street in downtown Woonsocket, photographed on August 1, 2017 #
The Castle Hill Light, built in 1890, stands along Narragansett Bay in Newport. #
The Gateway Arch stands over Atwells Avenue in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence on August 22, 2016. #
Downtown Providence, photographed at dusk in the winter, along the frozen Providence River #
Historic buildings line Thomas Street, in the the College Hill neighborhood of Providence. #
Matthew "Marcello" Haynes guides a couple down the Woonasquatucket River on an authentic Venetian gondola in Providence, on August 3, 2020. #
People line the banks of the Providence River to enjoy Waterfire, a community arts event, on August 24, 2013. #
The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion dating back to 1895, seen from Cliff Walk. The property is part of Newport's Bellevue Avenue Historic District, which includes a number of large Gilded Age mansions. #
A view of Newport from Newport Harbor #
Camila Meza and the Nectar Orchestra perform during the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park on August 4, 2019. #
An aerial view of the grounds of the Newport Jazz Festival, in Fort Adams State Park, on July 29, 2018 #
The ruins of the stables are all that remain of The Bells, a mansion built in the late 19th century that has long been demolished. The structure stands on the grounds of what is now Brenton State Park on the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island. #
A sunset view of Mount Hope Bridge, connecting Bristol to Aquidneck Island #
A view down the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, seen on August 26, 2019 #
A tree-lined path in autumn, photographed in Colt State Park in Bristol #
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