Museums

• Herreshoff Marine Museum – a “must do” for those interested in boating history

• Blithewold Estate -- 45-room mansion and seaside garden

• Bristol Art Museum – rotating exhibits in this downtown museum

• Bristol Historical and Preservation Society - covering 300 years of Bristol history

• Coggeshall Farm Museum -- interpreting New England life on a marsh farm

• Linden Place – 1810 Federal mansion and sculpture-filled garden

 

Parks and Places

• East Bay Bike Path – 13.8 mile route between Bristol and Providence

• Colt State Park – 464-acre park within easy walking distance of BY

• Prudence Island Ferry – ferry from downtown Bristol to explore this nearby island with historic root

• Independence Park – directly across the harbor from BYC

 

Restaurants within Walking Distance

• Aidan’s Irish Pub – 5 John Street

• BaBa Sushi – 205 Thames Street

• Bar 31 - 29 State Street

• Beach House – 805 Hope Street

• Beehive Café – 10 Franklin Street

• Bristol Bagel Works – 423 Hope Street

• Bristol House of Pizza – 55 State Street

• DeWolf Tavern – 259 Thames Street

• Judge Roy Bean Saloon – 1 State Street

• Le Central – 483 Hope Street

• Leo’s Ristorante – 365 Hope Street

• Lobster Pot – 119 Hope Street

• Nacho Mama’s -- 76 State Street

• Quitos – 411 Thames Street

• Roberto’s – 301 Hope Street

• Portside Tavern – 444 Thames Street

• S.S. Dion – 520 Thames Street

• Statesman Tavern – 31 State Street

• Thames Waterside Bar – 251 Thames Street