Cold Harbor Battlefield
Edgar Allan Poe Museum (works, relics, photos, and life)
Hanover Tavern
"Hanover Tavern once was a stopping point on the main road from northern Virginia to Williamsburg. A steadily growing stream of travelers, first on horseback and then by stagecoach made their way from the counties along the Potomac River through Fredericksburg and Bowling Green to Hanover Court House, and then southeasterly along the old 'river road' through New Kent County to the old colonial capital at Williamsburg." (© Hanover Tavern Foundation)
Henrico County Civil War Trails
Seven Pines, Dabbs House, Battle of Savage's Station, White Oak Swamp, Battle of Darbytown Road, Battle at Meadow Bridge, Meadow Farm, Yellow Tavern, Deep Bottom Landing, The Trent House
Henrico County Roadside Marker & Building Plaques
Recognizing an important person, place or event.
Henricus Historical Park
The 1611 Citie of Henricus was a Citie of Beginnings.. America's second successful English settlement in the New World
Hollywood Cemetery
One of the major tourist attractions in the Richmond area. It is the final resting place of Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as several major figures from our Civil War history.
James River Plantations
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
"Richmond, VA. is home to many famous Americans including one of the nation’s great entrepreneurial spirits, Maggie Lena Walker. Come visit her home in the Jackson Ward community. Through exhibits and guided tours you will experience the life of this great African American woman, who was born during slavery and achieved success despite segregation and the limited opportunities offered to her race." (© NPS.gov)
Maymont (estate & gardens)
"During the Gilded Age of the late 1880s through the 1910s—the era of Carnegie, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt—millionaires demonstrated their prosperity through their elaborate homes. Richmond-born financier James Dooley was among this new class in American society. His home, Maymont, stands today as a remarkably complete expression of Gilded Age luxury and opulence." (© The Maymont Foundation)
Museum of the Confederacy
National Railway Historical Society
- Old Dominion Chapter
For those interested in railroads in Richmond and Virginia history.
Pamplin Historical Park
"Journey back into the 19th Century at Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a Virginia Historic Landmark, and a National Historic Landmark, Pamplin Historical Park is recognized as one of America's premier historical attractions and as the most innovative Civil War history park in the country. "
(© Pamplin Historical Park, PamplinPark.org)
Petersburg National Battlefield
Where Union forces cut off Petersburg from the world and brought the fall of the Confederacy.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Touring Richmond's Battlefields: 11 units and visitor center. A complete tour of the park involves an 80 mile; Chickahominy Bluff, Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines Mill (Watt House), Glendale (Frayer's Farm), Malvern Hill, Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Garthright House, Fort Harrison and Vicinity, Parker's Battery.
Richmond Slave Trail
Science Museum of Virginia
Sherwood Forest Plantation
Home of 10th U.S. President John Tyler from 1842 until his death in 1862; National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Placed, Virginia Historic Landmark
Shirley Plantation
Virginia's first plantation (1613) and one of the first economic engines of the new world.
St. John's Church
"St. John’s Church became famous as a living memorial to American liberty when over 100 Virginia colonial leaders, including Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, and Peyton Randolph met here in March of 1775 to avoid the wrath of Royal Governor Lord Dunmore in Williamsburg. St. John’s Church was the only building in Richmond suitable to hold the delegates. Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech was delivered on 23 March 1775 inside the church." (© St. John's Church Foundation)
Valentine Museum & Richmond History Center
Virginia Aviation Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Virginia House
"Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929. Alexander and Virginia Weddell's home, situated on a hillside overlooking the historic James River in Richmond, Virginia, was constructed from the materials of a sixteenth century English manor house." (© Virginia Historical Soecity)
Virginia is for Lovers (Richmond Events Calendar)
Virginia is for Lovers (Richmond History & Heritage)
Wilton House Museum
"Experience the cultural, historical, and architectural richness of a colonial family of more than 200 years ago." (© Wilton House Museum)
