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Black Meetings & Tourism October/November 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 43 mansions like The Breakers, Belcourt Castle and Rosecliff. A stroll along the Cliff Walk offers great ocean views as well as glimpses of some of the opulent estates. Newport also is home to the oldest oper- ating synagogue and oldest operating tav- ern in America. Travelers to Rhode Island's capital and largest city can visit sites on the Providence Heritage Trail and the Providence Arts & Culture Trail. Local historical and cultural attractions include the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society museum, the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church of America, the Providence Black Repertory Theatre and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art. VERMONT From fall foliage tours and winter sleigh rides to maple sugar season cel- ebrations in spring and mountain bik- ing in summer, Vermont offers lots to see and do in every season. Situated on the banks of Lake Champlain, Burlington is the state's the largest city. Highlights include the historic Church Street Marketplace, the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center and the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont. For a fun and delicious day trip, you can tour the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in Waterbury Center. In the mountain resort town of Stowe, you can browse the Vermont Ski Museum hike to the top of Mount Mansfield, zip down the Alpine Slide Billy Black Harbor Aerial Photo Credit: Rhode Island CVB