Whether you are looking for shops or sports, homes or history, culture or cuisine or day or nighttime entertainment, the Richmond Region has something for every taste and budget. With more than 60 attractions, 11 malls, four distinct seasons and one river with the only class IV rapids in an urban U.S. setting, it's always the perfect time to visit. The Region boasts more than 400 years of history including the second successful English settlement, the site of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech and the former White House of the Confederacy. We invite you to discover why the Richmond Region is easy to love.
Local Attractions
Black History Museum and Cultural Center
00 Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804)780-9093
The Museum seeks to become a permanent repository for visual, oral and written records and artifacts commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Blacks in Virginia. Our goal is to become a statewide resource on the many facets of Black history through exhibitions, discussions and celebrations. The Museum collects documents, limited editions, prints, art and photographs for use in its Black History Archives Program. This program will be of major significance because of the scarcity of written records on the Black experience.
Children's Museum of Richmond
2626 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 474-CMoR (474-2667)
Children's Museum of Richmond made its debut as the Richmond Children's Museum in 1977. An arrangement was made with the City of Richmond School Board for the Museum to lease the multi-purpose Navy Hill School building in downtown Richmond. In 1981, the Museum opened to the public with its premiere exhibit, Boxes, Blocks, and Blueprints. For the next 18 years, Children's Museum of Richmond welcomed children in to its small but heroic 8,100 square foot building. Then, in the year 2000, the Children's Museum of Richmond opened its new 42,000 square foot facility on West Broad Street.
Metro Richmond Zoo
8300 Beaver Bridge Road
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 739-5666
This privately owned zoo features exotic animals such as lions, tigers, warthogs, giraffes, penguins and more. The giraffe feeding station is a favorite. The Safari Skyride chair lift provides visitors with an aerial view of the zoo.
Paramount's Kings Dominion
16000 Theme Park Way
Doswell, VA 23047
Phone: (804) 876-5561
This 400-acre theme park has the most roller coasters in one location on the east coast! The newest addition is the Volcano and The Blast CoasterTM, billed as the World's fastest suspended coaster! Be a part of the action with James Bond 007TM A License to Thrill adventure film or the kids can check out Tommy Pickles and the Rugrats at Nickelodeon® Central - but don't get slimed! Lots of fun for the whole family! This theme park draws on Paramount movies and TV series for its inspiration. Star Trek characters such as Klingons, Vulcans, and Romulans stalk the grounds and the rides are patterned after such movies as Days of Thunder, Top Gun, and Wayne's World.
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (800) 659-1727
The Science Museum is the best Richmond has to offer in the way of hands-on science. Adults and children alike will be fascinated by the exhibits, which explain the physics of aviation, the insides of a computer, or the astronomy of the night sky. Fly a flight simulator, write a computer program, grow your own crystals, or catch an IMAX film in the planetarium. Traveling and seasonal exhibits give visitors a dynamic, current perspective on science.
Virginia Holocaust Museum
2000 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23223
Phone: (804) 257-5400
From the exterior symbol of a menorah surrounded by barbed wire and a broken Star of David, the Virginia Holocaust Museum holds nothing back in its depiction of the extermination of 6 million Jews during World War II. From scenes and information about forced labor and The Final Solution's gas-chamber horrors, a trip to the museum will drive home the grim realities of the Nazi rampage.
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 648-5523
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, but his ties to Richmond and the South would greatly influence his life and work. It was in Richmond that Poe grew up, married and first gained a national literary reputation. This museum features exhibits on 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, visitors get a glimpse of what Edgar Allan Poe was like. Five small buildings and an enclosed garden house the poet's possessions and memorabilia.
Haunts of Richmond
11 North 18th Street
Richmond, VA 23223
Phone: (804)343-3700
Experience chills and thrills as we take you deep into the shadows to experience local ghost stories, legends, folklore and dark tales. With 400 years of history, the historic Richmond region has its share of ghostly and ghastly tales. Located in the city's oldest neighborhood, Shockoe Bottom, Haunts of Richmond is surrounded by the streets, buildings and sites where restless spirits are still said to dwell.
Latin Ballet of Virginia
1108-O Courthouse Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Phone: (804) 379-2555
From the passionate fury of flamenco to tango's forbidden heat; the polished elegance of classical ballet to the earthen power of modern dance, the Latin Ballet of Virginia uses the expressive beauty of movement in its many forms to weave the tales and traditions that are the heart and soul of Hispanic culture. Bringing the culture and history of Spain and Latin America to passionate life through the joy of dance, the Latin Ballet combines technical excellence with a soulful depth of emotion.
Richmond Ballet
407 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 344-0906
Local dance enthusiasts founded Richmond Ballet in 1957 as a performance outlet for students in local dance programs. Richmond Ballet's mission is to awaken and uplift the human spirit, both for audiences and dancers. It is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and continuing evolution of the art form of ballet. Richmond Ballet strives to keep meaningful works of dance alive and to produce and foster new works that remain true to these values.
Richmond Symphony
300 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 788-4717
The Richmond Symphony is Central Virginia's premier source for live music. Choose from one of our concert series, including Pops featuring guest performers such as Doc Severinsen. The Masterworks Series offers you classical favorites in an atmosphere of formal sophistication and elegance. Moreover, there is even a series where you can experience live classical music in your jeans and a t-shirt. Enjoy all of the positive symptoms of The Richmond Symphony - where it is all LIVE, all the time!
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 340-1400
WHERE ART LIVES! See the past in living color at the Virginia Museum, where the vision and creativity of mankind live on in paint and marble, bronze and clay, gold and resin plastics. 5,000 years of artistic achievement are represented from the glories of ancient Greece and India, to current artists' lofts of Manhattan.
Albert Warren Tillenghast, one of the best course architects of his time, designed Belmont Golf Course, formerly the Hermitage Country Club, in 1916. Donald Ross redesigned the course in 1927. This extremely hilly course features small greens and narrow fairways. A pond comes into play on at least two holes. This club was the site of the 1949 PGA Championship; Sam Snead was the champion.
Birkdale Golf Course
8511 Royal Birkdale Drive
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone: (804) 739-8800
Birkdale Golf Course is a layout that will challenge players of all ability levels. The par-71, 6,566-yard, championship tract was designed by renowned course architect Dan Maples, and is one of the best-conditioned golf courses in the Richmond area. Traditional in style, this golf experience promises to leave you feeling challenged yet good about your game.
Hunting Hawk Golf Club
15201 Ashland Road
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Phone: (804) 749-1900
Hunting Hawk Golf Club is a parkland style course designed by architect W. R. "Bill" Love. The overall design of the course is challenging but forgiving. The fairways are generous, with wide landing areas. Strategic play is required in order to avoid the many bunkers, moguls and trees that lie in wait of a careless shot. Several ponds on the course come into play on eleven holes. The greens are large, undulating and moderate in speed. Several greens are multi-tiered to provide an additional challenge, and all are guarded by a variety of earthworks, from sand bunkers, to mounds and grass hollows.
Independence Golf Club
600 Founders Bridge Boulevard
Midlothian, VA 23113
Phone: (804) 594-0261
Independence Golf Club opened October 2001 and is located a short drive southwest of Richmond. This club boasts two Tom Fazio designed tracks: an eighteen-hole Championship Course and a nine-hole Short Course. Both courses are seamlessly blended into the local topography, and the holes include a mixture of flat and rolling fairways that tree-lined, yet wide enough to allow room to breathe. The greens are guarded by well-placed bunkers, and water comes into play on several holes in the form of wetlands.
The Golf Club at Brickshire
5520 Virginia Park Drive
Providence Forge, VA 23140
Phone: (804) 966-7888
The Golf Club at Brickshire is a championship eighteen-hole track designed by the team of Curtis Strange and Tom Clark of Ault, Clark, & Associates. The course winds through land full of swales and mountainous textures. Despite a length of 7,291-yards from the tips, Brickshire maintains its playability. Several of the holes on this course were designed to mimic notable holes from other top shelf courses throughout the world.
The Hollows Golf Club
14501 Greenwood Church Road
Montpelier, VA 23192
Phone: (804) 798-2949
This facility offers three nine-hole courses that are played in three eighteen hole combinations: the Lake/Road, Lake/Cottage and Cottage Road courses. The course features a mixture of large and small greens throughout the entire twenty-seven holes. Water hazards come into play on six holes, and numerous sand bunkers have been positioned on the fairways and around the greens. In addition, young trees located throughout the course may alter shot selection.
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
700 East Jackson Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 371-3000
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Virginia's newest community college - was founded in 1972 to serve the capitol region in and around the city of Richmond. In just over 25 years, J. Sargeant Reynolds has grown into the third largest college in the Virginia Community College System, enrolling students at three major campuses, at five off-campus sites, and "virtually" through distance learning.
John Tyler Community College
800 Charter Colony Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23114
Phone: (804) 594-1400
John Tyler Community College is a public two-year institution of higher education that has been serving the community since 1967. The College offers a variety of programs and services. John Tyler Community College is dedicated to serving the needs of the citizens of its service region and the Commonwealth. Our mission, vision, and goals guide us in our quest to be the best community college in Virginia!
Randolph-Macon College
204 Henry Street
Ashland, VA 23005
Phone: (804) 752-7200
Randolph-Macon College is a private, coeducational college of the liberal arts and sciences. Since its founding by Methodists in 1830, the college has been attracting and educating outstanding students of all faiths. With an extensive liberal arts core curriculum and 29 majors, Randolph-Macon's academic program exposes students to broad perspectives and specific concepts. Internships, an extensive study abroad program, independent study, an honors program, and interdisciplinary majors insure that each student's education is individualized and varied.
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8000
Richmond is a place where faculty members inspire a passion for learning, and students are challenged to achieve their greatest potential. Recognized as one of America's premier liberal arts universities, Richmond offers demanding undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its schools of arts and sciences, business, leadership studies, law and continuing studies.
Virginia Commonwealth University
1250 East Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 828-0100
Virginia Commonwealth University is an urban, public institution enrolling nearly 28,500 undergraduate, graduate and first professional students on two campuses in Richmond, Virginia. The Monroe Park Campus is situated in the heart of Richmond's Fan District, a large residential neighborhood of Victorian townhouses. The MCV Campus, which houses VCU's prestigious health sciences programs and the MCV Hospitals, is located two miles east of the Monroe Park Campus in historic Court End, near the city's government and financial centers.
Virginia State University
1 Hayden Drive
Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone: (800) 871-7611
Are you looking for a university where the faculty and staff care enough to make the difference? Look no further than Virginia State University. A student population of nearly 5,000 enjoys personal attention by the faculty and staff not typically found at larger institutions. Virginia State University offers 45 baccalaureate and master's degree programs and a Certificate of Advanced Study within 5 schools. In the fall of 2003, Virginia State University introduced its first-ever doctoral program. Through a challenging academic program, diverse student organizations and exciting extracurricular activities, Virginia State University offers the Education of Your Life.
Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 257-5600
Virginia Union University seeks to maximize the potential of individuals from varied academic backgrounds within the context of a challenging and nurturing academic environment, offering students the opportunity to excel as scholars and leaders. Excellent teaching and enlightened guidance for all students remain the institution's primary emphases. A historically black university, Virginia Union University embraces the uniqueness and contributions of the African Diaspora, celebrating the value of cultural and intellectual diversity.
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