What you get
About South County Museum
Founded in 1933, the South County Museum preserves the rural history of southern Rhode Island on its eight-acre Canonchet Farm campus. Visitors can explore curated exhibits in the Metz exhibit hall and living history farm, covering topics like Point Judith's fishing port, indigenous peoples, and Narragansett Pier's past. The museum houses over 20,000 artifacts and offers chances to try traditional crafts such as carpentry and blacksmithing, often with artisan demonstrators.
On the coast
Serving Narragansett, RI
Founded in 1933, the South County Museum preserves the rural history of southern Rhode Island on its eight-acre Canonchet Farm campus. Visitors can explore curated exhibits in the Metz exhibit hall and living history farm, covering topics like Point Judith's fishing port, indigenous peoples, and Narragansett Pier's past. The museum houses over 20,000 artifacts and offers chances to try traditional crafts such as carpentry and blacksmithing, often with artisan demonstrators.