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Richmond Virginia Attractions

Amusements

  • Haunts of Richmond Ghost Tour and Haunted House
    11 North 18th Street • Richmond, VA 23223
    Historic Shockoe Bottom, one block from Poe Museum
    804-343-3700
    Richmond's only ongoing, nighttime ghost tour and haunted house attraction. They bring local ghost... more...  map

  • Children's Museum of Richmond
    2626 West Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-474-CMoR
    One of the East Coast's most exciting, innovative children's museums, this 42,000 square foot... more...  map

  • Paramount's Kings Dominion
    16000 Theme Park Way • Richmond, VA 23047
    Located in Doswell
    804-786-5000
    This 400 acre family theme park offers a plethora of thrill rides, such as one of the world's... more...  map

  • Romp n' Roll Midlothian
    11541 Busy Street • Richmond, VA 23236
    804-893-3142
    Romp n' Roll offers a huge variety of fun kids classes. They offer age-specific kids gym classes,... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Bolling Haxall House (circa 1858)
    211 East Franklin Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    804-643-2847
    Built for the owner of the Haxall Flour Mills, this grand Italiante home features many changes in... more...  map

  • John Marshall House (circa 1790)
    818 East Marshall Street • Richmond, VA 23250
    804-648-7998
    John Marshall built this home eleven years prior to his becoming the third Chief Justice of the U.... more...  map

  • Maymont
    2201 Shields Drive • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-358-7166
    A picturesque 100 acre estate which features featuring an opulent 1893 mansion, a wonderful... more...

  • Old City Hall (circa 1894)
    1001 East Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    This historic Victorian Gothic building was once Richmond's city hall and if features dramatic... more...  map

  • Old Hanover Courthouse (circa 1735)
    Located on US Route 301 in Hanover
    804-537-6000
    The second oldest continuously used courthouse in the United States, this courthouse is the site... more...

  • Scotchtown (circa 1719)
    16120 Chiswell Lane • Richmond, VA 23015
    Located in Beaverdam
    804-227-3500
    One of the oldest plantation houses in Virginia, this historic home was the home of Dolly Madison... more...  map

  • Tuckahoe Plantation (circa 1712)
    12601 River Road • Richmond, VA 23233
    804-784-5736
    The boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson, this Registered Historic Landmark is considered by... more...  map

  • Virginia House
    4301 Sulgrave Road • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-353-4251
    The romance of the American Country Place movement is evident at this stunning house that is on a... more...  map

  • Virginia Randolph Museum
    2200 Mountain Road • Richmond, VA 23220
    840-262-3363
    This National Historic Landmark commemorates the career of Virginia Randolph, an innovative black... more...

  • Wilton House Museum (circa 1753)
    215 South Wilton Road • Richmond, VA 23226
    804-282-5936
    An authentic lower James River plantation house that was built by William Randolph III and is an... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Henricus Historical Park (circa 1611)
    251 Henricus Park Road • Chesterfield, VA 23832
    804-706-1340
    See history come alive at this second successful English settlement in the New World which was once... more...

  • Hollywood Cemetery
    412 South Cherry Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-648-8501
    One of the major tourist attractions in the Richmond area, this historic cemetery is the burial... more...  map

  • Maggie L. Walker National Historical Site
    600 North Second Street • Richmond, VA 23223
    804-771-2017
    This historic site commemorates the life of Maggie Walker, a progressive and talented African... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

  • Library of Virginia, The
    800 East Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-692-3500
    A complete library that contains many collections, such as books, magazines, newspapers, state and... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • 1708 Gallery
    103 East Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23241
    804-643-7829
    A nonprofit, artist-directed exhibition and performance space that is committed to expanding the... more...  map

  • Artspace Gallery
    Zero East Fourth Street • Richmond, VA 23224
    804-232-6464
    A nonprofit gallery for the visual and performing arts that is committed to promoting the... more...

  • Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives
    1109 West Franklin Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-353-2668
    Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history and culture of Richmond's Jewish... more...  map

  • Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
    00 Clay Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    804-780-9093
    Significant facets of black life in Virginia from Jamestown in 1619 until today are featured at... more...

  • Chimborazo Medical Museum
    3215 Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-226-1981
    One of the 12 Civil War sites protected by Richmond National Battlefield Park around the city of... more...

  • Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, The
    2880 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, VA 23060
    804-261-6200
    Broadening public access to the arts in the Richmond Metropolitan Area, this 50,300 square foot... more...  map

  • Edgar Allan Poe Museum
    1914-16 East Main Street • Richmond, VA 23223
    804-648-5523
    Step back in time into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked while at... more...  map

  • Hand Workshop Art Center
    1812 West Main Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-353-0094
    This comprehensive regional art center brings art to the community and the community to art by... more...  map

  • Money Museum
    701 East Byrd Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    Located at Federal Reserve Bank's Headquarters
    804-697-8000
    Exhibits at this museum tell the story of money in Colonial America and the United States. Forms... more...  map

  • Museum and White House of the Confederacy, The
    1201 East Clay Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    804-649-1861
    The leading center for the study of the Confederacy in the American Civil War, this private,... more...  map

  • Old Dominion Railway Museum
    102 Hull Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-233-6237
    Housed in a restored Railway Express Agency car, this museum contains a wide variety of photographs... more...  map

  • U.S. Marine Raider Museum
    1142 West Grace Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-353-1812
    The story of the famous World War II Marine Raiders, the first and most famous commando-type outfit... more...  map

  • Valentine Richmond History Center
    1015 East Clay Street • Richmond, VA 23219
    804-649-0711
    Housed in the stately 1812 Wickham House, a National Historic Landmark, this center is dedicated to... more...  map

  • Virginia Aviation Museum
    5701 Huntsman Road • Richmond, VA 23250
    Located at the Richmond International Airport
    804-236-3622
    More than 30 historic, vintage aircraft and aviation exhibits on World War II, Admiral Byrd, and... more...  map

  • Virginia Fire and Police Museum
    200 West Marshall Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-644-1849
    Situated within Steamer Company No. 5, which was built in 1849 and is considered Virginia's oldest... more...  map

  • Virginia Historical Society
    428 North Boulevard • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-358-4901
    The most comprehensive collection of Virginia history in existence can be found in the seven... more...

  • Virginia Holocaust Museum
    2000 East Cary Street • Richmond, VA 23223
    804-257-5400
    A tribute to Holocaust survivors, this museum features hands-on exhibits and an educational... more...  map

  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
    200 North Boulevard • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-340-1400
    Classical and African art, paintings by Poussin, Goya, Delacroix, Monet, John Singer Sargent,... more...

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Agecroft Hall
    4305 Sulgrave Road • Richmond, VA 23221
    804-353-4241
    A "transplant" from pre-Elizabethan England, this half-timbered, remarkable Tudor manor house was... more...  map

  • Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
    1800 Lakeside Avenue • Richmond, VA 23228
    804-262-9887
    Varied and exciting floral displays are featured at this botanical garden that includes over 30... more...  map

  • Metro Richmond Zoo
    8300 Beaver Bridge Road • Chesterfield, VA 23120
    804-739-5666
    More than 600 exotic animals are displayed in spacious, naturalistic exhibits at this zoo that... more...  map

  • Three Lakes Nature Center & Aquarium
    400 Sausiluta Drive • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-261-8230
    This 132 acre park brings together three worlds, air, water, and land, for visitors to explore. ... more...  map

Science & Technology

  • Science Museum of Virginia
    2500 West Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23220
    804-864-1400
    Touch, observe, and explore the impact of science on your life at this science museum that features... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

  • Eagle Cruises
    3101 Wharf Street • Richmond, VA 23223
    804-222-0223
    Eagle Cruises offers public cruises and private charters year-round on the James River.  more...  map

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