water place park and riverwalk

biribilis

Water place park is great if you want to have a relaxing walk in Providence. Most of the park is quite clean and has many attractions nearby.

BIAngels

the area during the day was delightful to walk. in the evening, on water fire nights, the place is hopping. they have a ritual for lighting the water fires......several teams in boats. some of the team members perform as they glide along the river. the gondolier driver sings Italian songs as you ride under the canal brides. the acoustics are phenomenal!!

christopherf877

If you do not know what waterfire is, you are truly missing out on something that has become part of the history of this great city. Check out their website http://waterfire.org/ and make sure you go in the summer. I put their schedule into my phone and would try to go every other one. It was so much fun to walk around with my boyfriend and relax on warm summer nights. Cant wait till the first lighting on the season !

Bankguy1961

Great place to walk or just sit back, chill and people watch. We love Providence and this is at the center of it all. Providence has done a great place transforming itself over the years. Proximity to the Mall, Federal Hill....etc. makes this a place to go.

EagleEyeBoston

Beautiful surroundings. lively with people, safe, and small enough to be accessible. Tons of restaurants and bars, nice rivers, easy parking.

301suellens

Providence water fire is alluringCanals with fire pits, gondolas, music along waterfront. Dancing in streets big band at Turks Head Bldg. Food stations. In winter the skating rink is alive with action. Fun city great restaurants Federal Hill and downtown.

portdebrasaucambre

A few times a year, Providence hosts Waterfire. It is a fun and easy way to walk around the river and do fun little outside things. The website explains the few times per year the Waterfire is lit. It is something to do to enjoy the community. If you are not part of any of the college communities, I do not know what you would do in Providence except look at the silhouette of the empty office tower against the sky.

qofd

Lots to see...we walked 5km in an hour and covered most of the main highlights. Everything is clean and compact, lots of potential for great photos. Would be a pleasant spot in summer. People were kayaking on the canals which seems like a great way to see the city too.

renat6

The riverwalk is nice, especially during a WaterFire night! Parking on the street is hard to come by, but there are two parking garages nearby without a ton of walking. Restaurants along the walk are more upscale, but well worth the price. Plenty of other restaurants in the Providence Place Mall and surrounding area.

HelenaGuerra

The water place park and river walk are located in Providence's main street. You can take a walk from the Roger Williams memorial to this area and check everything in less than 30 minutes. Providence doesn't have much to see or do.

Irishmom4

No Water Fire during our stay but, it was a great area, easy to walk every where, felt very safe. We were able to get around the water area to restaurants within minutes. Next time, we need to plan for a Water Fire too!

bob2bkk

Waterplace Park in downtown Providence, is the culmination of a 15 year plan to move 2 rivers that ran thru downtown. Providence has been called the widest bridge in the world since it was built on reclaimed land. So when it was completed Waterplace Park was born. Riverwalk is a cobblestone walkway that circles the park. Bridges criss cross many parts of the river. This is the scene for Waterfire extravaganza. The idea was to make it look like the canals of Venice, so they now have gondola rides thru the area. Connected to Waterplace Park is an underground walkway that will take you under the Main Street above and into the central part of town. Grass, trees and flowers surround the park with the addition of a corporate office building, restaurants, and a high rise condo on the other side. If you are downtown just cross over to behind the Marriott Courtyard and to the side of Providence Place Mall. If you see Gtech building, you found it. Also check out Waterfire schedule for performances usually on Saturday nights.

barbararadebach

If you have never visited downtown Providence during Water Fire, you are missing a very nice event. Fires light the way for gondaliers to travel through the water as etheral music fills the air. It is a great walk with all kinds of entertainment along the way. Food spots dot the area and if you want a more romantic approach to the evening, eat at one of the restaurants along the route.I believe there are 200 volunteerers that help make this evening special.

surfinginflorida

You will see the reviews are pretty mixed – the waterfront area is beautiful (and safe) during the Water Fire events – other times it can be sketch. The Water Fire schedule is easy to find on the Internet, and it is really close to the commuter rail from Boston. The fire is interesting; but I love the kayakers with the fish. We found plenty of parking close by, as well as restaurants and bars.

KingHuskey

If you are able to see the fire show that that would be something worth visiting. Otherwise, there really wasn't much to this place. We walked the distance and it wasn't particularly beautiful or compelling. The area could use some real work to make it a destination.It's worth a walk through if you're in the area but I wouldn't go out of the way to make time for it.