Best family vacation spots: Providence, Newport, and Block Island. Things to do with kids: Spend time at Roger William’s Zoo, or Heritage Harbor Museum. Visit Providence Children's Museum and Museum of Natural History. Visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame or enjoy a Pawtucket Red Sox game; Experience living history at The Astors’ Beechwood or lunch at the American Diner Museum. Spend a day at Roger Williams Park at the Carousel Village. (Image from Roger William’s Zoo Flutterby.)