Its not often you get to play tourist in your own (temporary) hometown, but thats exactly what I got to do last week while my family was here visiting. We took tours, went on drives, tried out restuarants, and ogled at countless home, buildings, and churches along the way. And I craned my neck and snapped my camera enough to make even the most shameless of tourists proud. Here are a few of my favorites:

We explored a sculpture installation on the Brown quad:

And walked around the canal area before Waterfire:

We saw lots of fire, intentional or otherwise:

There was a pilgrimage to see the Corbu:

And a burning desire to eat seafood by an actual body of salt water:

We took a road trip along some amazing, time-forgotten highways:

And stayed in a Revolutionary War-era inn:

There was a lovely state park:

With spectacularly picturesque ruins:

We ate at an equally photogenic diner:

My parents capped it all off with a stay at the Renaissance Hotel Providence. Their view was also not too shabby:

View the whole collection on flickr.