Block Island Historical Society
Check current museum opening, seasonal exhibits and tour arrangements before planning a visit.
Plan this visit ↗South Coast & Block Island / Find your place
Block Island
Island history · Lighthouse setting
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Block Island.
Plan Block Island as a separately arranged island day or stay. Confirm outbound and return travel, then choose current local museum access and suitable public routes with time between stops.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Southeast Lighthouse
Confirm current grounds and interior-tour arrangements; seasonal opening and weather may change access. Coastal views do not establish safe cliff access.
Plan this visit ↗Block Island ferry planning
Choose the actual port, sailing, passenger or vehicle ticket and confirmed return. Weather can disrupt travel; mainland visits do not include island access.
Plan this visit ↗Eat & drink
Use the visitor portal to find current food and stays around Block Island. Regional listings cover several communities; confirm the actual address, opening, dates, menu and booking terms with the operator.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Block Island. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Local places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
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Browse published places around Block Island. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Rhode Island photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Old Harbor, New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island.jpg — Doodybutch. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Westerly, Rhode Island.jpg — Quintin Soloviev. CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Narragansett, Rhode Island (53845090729).jpg — ajay_suresh. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Rhode Island FIPS 44, all five counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Rhode Island’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.