When it comes to areas visitor love in the USA, New England ranks right up there, whether it’s the big-city delights of historic Boston; quaint Cape Cod and picture-postcard, white-clapboard small towns; utterly charming country inns; forested landscapes and nature; scenic coastlines and beaches; and winter resorts. But of the region’s six states, the one that all too often gets passed over is its smallest – and indeed, the smallest in the entire country – officially known as the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Just over an hour from Boston and three to four from New York City, “Little Rhody” is actually littler than most of the world’s ten largest metropolitan areas – and for example barely twice the size of Greater London; you can drive from its northern border to its southwesternmost point in about an hour or so. Yet Rhode Island manages to pack all in all of the quintessential New England charms while adding a couple of unique twists of its own. Here’s a north-to-south rundown of some of its greatest hits:  

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