Attractions
Abram's Animal Farm
Address: 160 Spring St, Block Island RI
Don’t miss our Farm & Aviary, located across the street from The 1661 Inn. It is home to a menagerie of animals including camels, llamas, pygmy and fainting goats, black swans, a yak, a zebu, lemurs, red kangaroos and more. The farm is open year-round during daylight hours for kids and kids at heart to enjoy.
Website: https://blockislandresorts.com/exotic-farm-and-gardens/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abrams-Animal-Farm/247223145300516
Phone: (401) 466-2421
Block Island Historical Society
Address: 18 Old Town Road Block Island, RI
The Block Island Historical Society Museum, Gallery & Shop is located at the intersection of Old Town Road and Ocean Avenue. It is listed as part of the National Register in the Old Harbor Historic District and was originally the home and farm of Gideon Rose. The Museum has extensive collections of significant artifacts related to Block Island’s history and several displays. The Society also offers a variety of tours, special events and lectures.
Website: http://www.blockislandhistorical.org
Phone: (401) 466-2481
Fred Benson Town Beach
Address: 7 Corn Neck Rd Block Island, RI
This newly renovated facility offers:
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Bathrooms
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Chair/umbrella rentals
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Changing rooms
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Full concessions area
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Hot showers
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Lifeguarded beach
Website: www.newshorehamri.gov/335/Facilities
Phone: 401-466-3223
Email: dsniffen@newshorehamri.gov
Payne Overlook & Mohegan Bluffs
Adress: 122 Mohegan Trail Block Island, RI
At Payne Overlook, a few hundred yards west of the Southeast Lighthouse, stairs with more than 150 steps descend to the beach below. For many visitors, the steps, the beach below and the trip back up the steps are the most memorable part of their Block Island trip.
North Light
Adress: Corn Neck Rd Block Island, RI
A popular historical site to visit on Block Island is the North Light. Inside the historical landmark is a small museum. The museum offers insight into the lighthouse's history and famous historic shipwrecks that occurred off the rocky shoreline of the Northern point of Block Island.
Block Island's National Wildlife Refuge surrounds the lighthouse. Be mindful of sensitive dune edges where beach grass grows and nesting areas of any type within the refuge. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and wildlife that surrounds the North Light! Cow cove is the small cove on the ocean side as you walk to the light from the parking lot.
The scenic Northern Light is located on the northernmost point of Block Island. Travel to the end of Corn Neck Road past Sachem Pond. At the end of Corn Neck Road, you will arrive at a parking lot where you must leave automobiles and bikes. Walk along the shore from the parking lot for around 10-15 minutes to arrive at the lighthouse. DO NOT SWIM at this beach due to STRONG RIPTIDES.
The North Light building and exhibit is open to the public during the Summer season; check the website for current hours.
Website: https://www.newshorehamri.gov/322/North-Light
North Light Webcam: https://blockislandnorthlight.com/
Phone: 401-466-3200
Rustic Rides Farm
Guided horseback trail rides around the west side of the island. Ponies for the kids are available, too.
Please, call for reservations.
Open year round.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rusticrideshorsefarm/
Phone: (401)466-5060
Southeast Lighthouse
Address: 122 Mohegan Trail, Block Island, RI
Block Island's Southeast Lighthouse is a National Historic Landmark built in 1873. It was moved back from the edge of Mohegan Bluff in 1993.
Guided Lighthouse Tower Tours are available.
Hours: 10 am to 4 pm daily / Late June thru Labor Day. Weekends only in early Summer and Fall.
Website: https://southeastlighthouse.org/