ATTRACTIONS

Canal Walk

Box Brown Plaza
15th Street & Dock Street

Canal Turning Basin
14th Street and Dock Street

Christopher Newport Cross Exhibit
12th Street & Byrd Street

George Washington’s Vision Exhibit
14th Street and Dock Street

Lock Model Exhibit
14th Street and Virginia Street

River District Canal Cruises
14th Street and Dock Street 804-649-2800
http://www.venturerichmond.com/experiences/canalcruises.html
Enjoy 35-minute historically narrated tours or private charters of the James River & Kanawha Canal along the historic Canal Walk in one of our covered boats, which accommodates up to 38 passengers and departs on the hour from the Turning Basin, between 14th and Dock Streets in downtown Richmond’s River District. Richmond’s canals were first begun in 1789 after George Washington lobbied the General Assembly to proceed with his vision of a canal and turnpike system that would connect the harbors of the east to the trade and market opportunities in the west. Today, you can enjoy the journey through the River District from April through November.

The Canal Walk
14th Street and Dock Street

The Floodwall Picture Gallery
14th Street and Dock Street

Triple Railroad Crossing
15th Street & Dock Street

Capitol Square

Old Bell Tower and Capitol Square Visitor Center
9th Street & E. Franklin Street 804-545-5586

Church Hill

Chimborazo Medical Museum
3215 E. Broad Street

Chimborazo Park
32nd Street to 36th Street and Marshall Street to the southern boundary of the park

Libby Hill Park Soldiers and Sailors Monument
29th Street & Libby Hill Terrace

Richmond National Battlefield Park (Chimborazo Visitor Center)
3215 E. Broad Street 804-226-1981
http://www.nps.gov/rich/

St. John’s Church (Henrico Parish)
2401 E. Broad Street 804-648-5015
http://www.historicstjohnschurch.org
St. John’s Church is the only surviving Colonial structure in the historic district. Though a National Historic Landmark, it remains an active Episcopal church. Richmond’s first church, it was built in 1741. William Byrd II donated the land and timber. The church gained historic immortality on March 23rd 1775 as the site of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech at Virginia’s second revolutionary convention. In attendance were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee and other dignitaries. The graveyard, Richmond’s first, is the resting place of noteworthy Virginians including: George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Chief Justice John Marshall, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, mother of Edgar Allan Poe and three Virginia governors. Guided tours are available at the visitor’s center behind the church.

Manchester

Artspace
Plant Zero Art Center, 0 E. 4th Street 804-232-6464
http://www.artspacegallery.org

Old Dominion Railway Museum
102 Hull Street Road 804-231-4324
http://www.odcnrhs.org/docs/museum.asp

Plant Zero Art Center
0 E. 4th Street 804-726-4442
http://www.plantzero.com/home.php

Riverfront

Adventure Challenge
Richmond, Virginia 804-276-7600
Offering trips, lessons and tours in whitewater kayaking and river tubing, we have something for every outdoor recreation enthusiast! Our excellent safety record and our dedication to providing a positive experience make our activities memorable. Without question, our guests are our first priority! Plan to have fun with us! You can participate in a scheduled activity and benefit from our package rates, or have us arrange an activity for your business, church, school, or private group. Previous experience is not necessary for most of our outings.

American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
490 Tredegar Street 804-788-6480
http://www.tredegar.org
The Center's permanent exhibit, In the Cause of Liberty, is housed in the 1861 Gun Foundry. Visitors will begin their tour with Causes of the Civil War, move into the War years, and finish with Legacies. The exhibit presents the story of the Civil War, its causes, and its legacies from the viewpoints of Unionists, Confederates, and African Americans -- the war's three main participant groups. The Center's interpretive approach comes from a Foundation-sponsored symposium in which Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson was asked why the Confederates fought. "The central tragedy, the great irony of the war," he observed, "is that all three groups were fighting for the legacy of the American Revolution, but they profoundly disagreed about what that legacy was." The war was a matter of honor and principle for all three as each acted to uphold its own vision of America.

April 1865 Bridge
Brown's Island - 7th & Tredegar Streets

Belle Isle
Tredegar Street & Lee Bridge

Brown’s Island
7th Street & Tredegar Street 804-648-6549
http://www.venturerichmond.com/events/venuerentals.html

Eagle Cruises
3101 Wharf Street 804-222-0223

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Money Museum
701 E. Byrd Street 804-697-8107

Great Shiplock Park
Pear Street & Dock Street

Lincoln in Richmond Exhibit at Richmond Civil War Visitor Center
470 Tredegar Street

Richmond National Battlefield Park (Civil War Visitor Center )
470 Tredegar Street 804-771-2145
http://www.nps.gov/rich/

Riverside Outfitters
Old Westham Rd. 804-560-0068
Take an exciting 4-6 passenger guided raft trip along the James River any Saturday. Call for reservations.

Tredegar Iron Works
470 Tredegar Street 804-771-2145

Virginia War Memorial
621 S. Belvidere Street 804-786-2060
http://www.vawarmemorial.org
Walk inside the Virginia War Memorial and you enter hallowed ground. For here on its soaring glass and marble walls are the names of more than 11,600 Virginia heroes who gave their lives to keep our country free. Its reason for being and its effect on those who view its hallowed walls and artifacts. Located overlooking the historic Richmond River District and the James River, the War Memorial was created by the Virginia General Assembly to honor Virginia's war dead.

Shockoe Bottom

17th Street Farmers’ Market
100 N. 17th Street 804-646-0477
http://www.17thstreetfarmersmarket.com

Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 E. Main Street 804-648-5523
http://www.poemuseum.org

Haunts of Richmond
11 N. 18th Street 804-343-3700
http://www.hauntsofrichmond.com

Laser Quest
12 N. 19th Street 804-788-8800

Main Street Station
1500 E. Main Street 804-646-MAIN

Mason's Hall
1807 E. Franklin Street

Virginia Holocaust Museum
2000 E. Cary Street 804-257-5400
http://www.va-holocaust.com

Shockoe Slip

First Freedom Center
1321 E. Main Street 804-643-1786
http://www.firstfreedom.org
Faces of Religious Freedom Exhibit

Mise En Place Cooking School
104 Shockoe Slip, Lower Level 804-249-1332
http://www.miseenplaceshockoe.com