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Blackstone Valley is a region of Central Massachusetts extending from Worcester southeast toward Providence, Rhode Island. Wikitravel extends the area to include some other towns of Greater Worcester.

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• Blackstone
• Douglas
• Grafton
• Holden
• Hopedale
• Leicester
• Mendon
• Millbury
• Millville
• Northbridge
• Paxton
• Shrewsbury
• Sutton
• Upton
• Uxbridge
• West Boylston
• Worcester

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• Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, [1].

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Historic Sites and Museums, including

• Slater Mill Historic Site, 67 Roosevelt Avenue Pawtucket, RI [2]. A museum that houses the first operating cotton mill in the country.
• Brown & Hopkins Country Store, 1179 Putnam Pike Chepachet, RI [3]. The oldest country store still in operation in the U.S.
• Smith-Appleby House, 220 Stillwater Road Smithfield, RI [4]. One of the few 17th century houses still standing in RI.
• Daggett House, 16 Second Street Pawtucket, RI. Oldest standing house in Pawtucket,RI.

Blackstone River, which runs throughout the region. Tour it on the Explorer[5],the only riverboat in RI, or on the Samuel Slater Canal Boat[6], which can be used for river tours or an overnight bed and breakfast.

Sports

• Pawtucket Red Sox[7]. Boston’s Triple AAA farm team that plays at McCoy Stadium.
• Worcester Sharks[8]. AHL team that plays out of the DCU Center in downtown Worcester.
• Providence Bruins[9]. AHL team that plays out of the Dunkin Donuts Center in downtown Providence. Primary development team for the NHL’s Boston Bruins.

Theater Local theater organizations offer various theatrical and musical productions, which are sometimes shown over dinner. Some local communities also have annual concerts. Check out the following theaters:

• The Sandra Feinstein GAMM Theater, Pawtucket, RI. [10].
• Community Players, Pawtucket, RI.
• Mill River Dinner Theater, Central Falls, RI.
• The King’s Feast, Pawtucket, RI. [11]
• Stadium Theater, Woonsocket ,RI. [12]
• The Blackstone River Theater, Cumberland, RI. [13].

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• The Blackstone Valley Bicycle Path which will run 48 miles from Worcester, MA to Providence, RI. The path currently starts in Lincoln, RI and follows the Towpath along the Blackstone Canal, through Woonsocket to the MA state border. Hop on the path anywhere in between or schedule a bicycle tour.
• A Blackstone Valley Tour Package costs $350, which is based on double occupancy, and includes 2 nights’ accommodations and requires a reservation. Bike, helmets and water are available for participants. Half day, one day and multi day packages available at varying prices.

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There are many different restaurants and diners in this region that offer many different types of food. Famous for family-style, all you can eat chicken dinners. Other restaurants offer a variety of cuisines, including Cape Verdean, Chinese, Colombian, Dominican, French, Guatemalan, Indian, Italian, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. There are bakeries that offer Italian and Italian/American, Italian/French, Portuguese and Spanish inspired goods. Also, a variety of Asian, Cape Verdean, Dominican, Indian, International, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish markets are present in this region.

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