The RISD museum is pretty great!

Also, being the food-obsessed state that we are, I strongly recommend visiting one of the big weekend farmers markets, and look up what pop-up vendors are going to be at breweries/wineries/distilleries. Going to standard RI places like NY System and wherever pizza strips come from is cool, but I don't think they represent the actual culture here well enough. If you miss the weekend, Hope & Main just opened a cool cafe & market in downtown - lots of RI-made products there, and bfast/lunch.

Our coffee game is worth showing off, too. Borealis is my favorite (their new Bristol shop does boozy drinks at night!), but also Bolt and certainly New Harvest (also serving evening boozy drinks!)

Last suggestion! Roger Williams Park Botanical Garden is a beautiful place to escape winter for a bit.

Good luck!