#1 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond City Hall
Richmond VA
~0.02 miles from Richmond city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Library of Virginia
Richmond VA
~0.06 miles from Richmond city center
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The Library is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Richmond VA
~0.09 miles from Richmond city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
John Marshall House Museum
818 E Marshall St Richmond VA - 804-648-7998
~0.09 miles from Richmond city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Virginia State Capitol
Richmond VA
~0.10 miles from Richmond city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Historic Richmond Tours
1015 E Clay St Richmond VA - 804-649-0711
~0.17 miles from Richmond city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond VA
~0.17 miles from Richmond city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Museum and White House
1201 E Clay St Richmond VA - 804-649-1861
~0.24 miles from Richmond city center
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The centerpiece of the museum complex is a separate structure a few yards north of the museum building, across a shady, peaceful garden. The White House of the Confederacy was where Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family lived from 1861-1865. Visitors today can tour 11 restored rooms in this early 19th-century mansion, one of the most richly appointed and historically accurate sites remaining from this dramatic period in American history.
The Museum organizes and sponsors a variety of lectures and other special events and programs, inviting the public to join us in our exploration of American society in the 1800s. Please explore what’s happening at the Museum for more information on our schedule of these activities and their content.
The Museum of the Confederacy Magazine, a 32-page color quarterly publication combines articles about the collection with Museum events and news.The only way to receive this magazine is to become a Museum member so Join Today! The Museum has also published several catalogues and journals based on our popular collections and exhibitions. These publications are available for purchase through our online store. You can also sign up for the monthly e-newsletter to stay up to date with Museum news.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond VA
~0.24 miles from Richmond city center
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The Museum of the Confederacy is located in Richmond, Virginia. The museum includes the former White House of the Confederacy and maintains a comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs from the Confederate States of America and the American Civil War (1861-1865).
The White House of the Confederacy is a gray stuccoed neoclassical mansion built in 1818 by John Brockenbrough, who was president of the Bank of Virginia. Designed by Robert Mills, Brockenbrough’s private residence was built in early nineteenth century Richmond's affluent Shockoe Hill neighborhood (later known as the Court End District), and was two blocks north of the Virginia State Capitol. Among his neighbors were U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, Aaron Burr, defense attorney John Wickham, and future U.S. Senator Benjamin Watkins Leigh.
Sold by the Brockenbrough family in 1844, the house passed through a succession of wealthy families throughout the antebellum period, including U.S. Congressman and future Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon. Just prior to the American Civil War, Lewis Dabney Crenshaw purchased the house and added a third floor. He sold the home to the City of Richmond, which in turn rented it to the Confederate government as its Executive Mansion.
Jefferson Davis, his wife Varina, and their children moved into the house in August 1861, and lived there for the remainder of the war. Davis suffered from recurring bouts with malaria, facial neuralgia, cataracts (in his left eye), unhealed wounds from the Mexican War (bone spurs in his heel), and insomnia. Consequently, President Davis maintained an at-home office on the second floor of the White House. This was an unusual practice at that time – the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, was not added until the Theodore Roosevelt Administration. President Davis’ personal secretary, Colonel Burton Harrison, also lived in the house.
The Davis family was quite young during their stay at the White House of the Confederacy. When they moved in the First Family consisted of the President and First Lady, six year-old Margaret, four year-old Jefferson Davis, Jr., and two year-old Joseph. The two youngest Davis children, William and Varina Anne (“Winnie”), were born in the White House, in 1861 and 1864, respectively. Among their neighborhood playmates was George Smith Patton, whose father commanded the 22nd Virginia Infantry, and whose son commanded the U.S. Third Army in World War Two. Joseph Davis died in the spring of 1864, after a 15-foot fall from the railing on the White House’s east portico. Mrs. Davis’ mother and sister were occasional visitors to the Confederate executive mansion.
The house was abandoned during the evacuation of Richmond on April 2, 1865. Within twelve hours, soldiers from Major General Godfrey Weitzel’s XVIII Corps seized the former Confederate White House, intact. President Abraham Lincoln, who was in nearby City Point (now Hopewell, Virginia), traveled up the James River to tour the captured city, and visited Davis' former residence for about three hours - although the President only toured the first floor, feeling it would be improper to visit the more private second floor of another man's home. Admiral David Porter accompanied Lincoln during the visit to the former Confederate executive mansion. They held a number of meetings with local officials in the White House. Among them was Confederate Brigadier General Joseph Reid Anderson, who owned the Tredegar Iron Works.
During Reconstruction, the White House of the Confederacy served as the headquarters for Military District Number One (Virginia), and was occasionally used as the residence of the commanding officer of the Department of Virginia. Among those who served there were Major Generals Edward O.C. Ord, Alfred Terry, Henry Halleck, and Edward R.S. Canby. When Reconstruction ended in Virginia, (October 1870), the City of Richmond retook possession of the house, and subsequently used it as Richmond Central School, one of the first public schools in postwar Richmond.
When the City announced its plans to demolish the building to make way for a more modern school building in 1890, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society was formed with the sole purpose of saving the White House from destruction.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond Convention Center
300 North 5th Street Richmond VA - 804-783-7300
~0.25 miles from Richmond city center
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The Richmond Convention Center is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.
http://www.richmondcenter.com/home.html
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Monumental Church
Richmond VA
~0.26 miles from Richmond city center
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Monumental Church is an Episcopal Church that stands at 1224 E. Broad Street between N. 12th and College Streets in Richmond, Virginia. It is one of America's earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a National Historic Landmark and is located in the Court End historic district.
The building consists of two parts, a crypt and a church. The crypt is located beneath the sanctuary and contains the remains of those claimed by the Richmond Theatre fire of 1811. The church is an octagonal construction of brick and Aquia sandstone with a stucco coat.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond VA
~0.31 miles from Richmond city center
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Built in 1971 and located in downtown Richmond, VA, the Richmond Coliseum is Central Virginia’s best multi-purpose entertainment venue. Sporting events, concerts, conventions, family shows…it all happens at the Richmond Coliseum.
http://www.richmondcoliseum.net/
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Richmond VA
~0.38 miles from Richmond city center
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The Greater Richmond Convention Center is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.
The sheer size and central location of the Greater Richmond Convention Center make it one of the most desirable meeting destinations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Situated in the heart of Virginia's capital city, just minutes from Richmond International Airport, the enormous 700,000-square-foot facility sits on 5 and 1/2 city blocks. Interior accommodations include 178,159 square feet of exhibit space, 32 meeting rooms and the 30,550-square foot Grand Ballroom.
Parking is made easy thanks to adjoining decks that can handle 1,540 vehicles. Nearly 4,600 additional spaces are located within a six-block radius of the site. The Richmond Marriott rests adjacent to the Center, while a plethora of 3 to 5 star accommodations are within easy reach.
Nearby attractions include: The Diamond, a venue that hosts professional and collegiate baseball; the Virginia State Capitol Building; and the Richmond Coliseum, home to minor league hockey and various concerts.
http://www.richmondcenter.com
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Black History Museum Cultural
0 E Clay St Richmond VA - 804-780-9093
~0.53 miles from Richmond city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
Richmond VA
~0.66 miles from Richmond city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Virginia Fire and Police Museum
200 W Marshall St Richmond VA - 804-644-1849
~0.69 miles from Richmond city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 E Main St Richmond VA - 804-648-5523
~0.71 miles from Richmond city center
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The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is a museum located in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Though Poe never lived in the building, it serves to commemorate his time living in Richmond. The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of original manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings. The museum also provides an overview early 19th century Richmond, where Poe lived and worked. The museum features the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth Univ
600 W Franklin St Richmond VA - 804-828-0100
~0.93 miles from Richmond city center
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http://www.vcu.edu/
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
St. John's Episcopal Church
Richmond VA
~0.99 miles from Richmond city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Old Dominion Railway Museum
102 Hull St Richmond VA - 804-233-6237
~1.01 miles from Richmond city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond Virginia Seminary
2318 N St Richmond VA - 804-780-0103
~1.02 miles from Richmond city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Landmark Theater
Richmond VA
~1.03 miles from Richmond city center
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The Landmark Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park. It is so named because it is "one of the best known buildings in Richmond." Formerly known as "The Mosque," the Landmark was constructed in 1926 to be used by the Shriners as the ACCA Temple Shrine. The city purchased the building in the 1940's and refurbished it between 1994 and 1995. It is currently a very popular venue, hosting a number of big-name musical and theatrical performers each year.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond Landmark Theater
Richmond VA
~1.04 miles from Richmond city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond VA
~1.04 miles from Richmond city center
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Hollywood Cemetery is a large, sprawling cemetery located at 412 South Cherry Street in Richmond, Virginia. Characterized by rolling hills and winding paths overlooking the James River, it is the resting place of two United States Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as the only Confederate States President, Jefferson Davis. It is also the resting place of 25 Confederate generals, more than any other cemetery in the country. Included are George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart.
Hollywood Cemetery was opened in 1849, constructed on land known as "Harvie's Woods" that was once owned by William Byrd II. It was designed in the rural garden style, with its name, "Hollywood," coming from the holly trees dotting the hills of the property.
In 1869, a 90-foot (27 m) high granite pyramid was built as a memorial to the more than 18,000 enlisted men of the Confederate Army buried in the cemetery.
Hollywood Cemetery is one of Richmond's major tourist attractions. There are many local legends surrounding certain tombs and grave sites in the cemetery, including one about a little girl and the black iron statue of a dog standing watch over her grave; a photo can be found here. Other notable legends rely on ghosts haunting the many mausoleums. One of the most well-known of these is the legend of the Richmond Vampire.
A place rich in history, legend, and gothic landscape, Hollywood Cemetery is also frequented by many of the local students attending Virginia Commonwealth University.
http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives
1109 W Franklin St Richmond VA - 804-353-2668
~1.38 miles from Richmond city center
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The Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives collects, preserves and interprets the history and culture of Richmond's Jewish community.
The Museum was established in 1977 to gather and preserve the existing records and artifacts concerning Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome and Congregation Beth Ahabah, as well as those documents essential to understanding the Richmond and Southern Jewish experience. Its collections are housed in an early 20th century house adjacent to the congregation's sanctuary, and features three galleries of changing exhibits. These exhibits are seen by over 1500 visitors annually, and the museum's archival research center receives inquiries from around the world.
The Museum's collections—including original documents and personal, sacred, and secular artifacts from the 18th to the 21st centuries—reveals hundreds of stories that paint a picture of Richmond's Jewish community and the significant roles Congregation members played in building the city. The core of the collection is the congregational documents of Beth Shalome and Beth Ahabah. A visitor will also find genealogies, Civil War correspondence, immigration papers, over 1000 photographs from rare ambrotypes to contemporary snapshots, and a wide variety of ritual objects from Kiddush cups to Hannukah menorahs.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Reynolds Gallery
1514 W Main St Richmond VA - 804-355-6553
~1.49 miles from Richmond city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Richmond National Battlefield
3215 E Broad St Richmond VA - 804-226-1981
~1.49 miles from Richmond city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Virginia Union University (VUU)
1500 N Lombardy St Richmond VA - 804-257-5600
~1.64 miles from Richmond city center
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http://www.vuu.edu/
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Jefferson Davis Monument
Richmond VA
~2.23 miles from Richmond city center
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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr., a Confederate general, first proposed the idea of a monument for Davis during a reunion of the Orphan Brigade of the Confederate Army in 1907. Construction began in 1917 but stopped in 1918 at a height of 175 feet (53 m) due to building material rationing during World War I. Construction resumed in January 1922 and was finished in 1924 at a cost of $200,000. The base was constructed of limestone quarried from the site. The concrete walls are 8.5 feet (2.6 m) thick at the base and taper to 2.5 feet (0.76 m) thick at the top. The monument was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as structure #73000849. The obelisk was closed to the public from 1999 until May 2004 for renovations and construction of a new visitor center. An elevator takes visitors to an observation platform at the top.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Richmond
Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond VA
~2.28 miles from Richmond city center
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http://www.smv.org/
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