Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

No gondolier will serenade you, but these quick $10 tours of downtown Providence are still plenty fun. With a cocktail keep-ing your throat wet (hey, maybe you should be doing the singing), look for historic landmarks, herons and fish. Simply hit the Hot Club patio, buy your drink, then carry it to the dock below for a cruise on Captain Tom's fourteen-capacity runaround. Do it on a WaterFire night and you've hit booze cruise gold.