SHOP TIL YOU DROP

If you're up for exploring boutiques, tasty treats, and eclectic shops - from cupcakes and outdoor gear, an early twentieth century movie theatre, cafes and record shops, to toys and restaurants - Carytown RVA is one mile of shops to check out.

Hopefully you don't forget anything but if you did, there's plenty of places to pick up what you need. In the Richmond area are two outdoor walking malls - Stony Point Fashion Park and Short Pump Town Center.

RVA AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS

There is great access to a variety of free and paid outdoor activities in the Richmond-area. Whether you're interested in biking, hiking, climbing, fishing, or swimming, floating, kayaking, and rafting flat water or RVA's famous rapids - there's something for everyone at any level of experience.

List of Outdoor Destinations

Friends of the James River Park

Riverside Outfitters

RVA IS FULL OF HISTORY

We're both historians, so of course we're going to recommend visiting historical museums and sites! Some are paid and others are free, indoors and outdoors, in the heart of the city or located in the surrounding counties and towns.

Agecroft Hall

American Civil War Museum

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia

Henricus Historical Park

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

Petersburg National Battlefield

The Poe Museum

Richmond National Battlefield Park

Richmond Slave Trail

Riverfront Canal Walk

St. John's Church

The Valentine Museum

The Virginia Capital Trail

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Virginia's Executive Mansion

GARDENS, ZOO, AND CEMETERIES

If you would like to enjoy the outdoors but don't want to venture into a forest, there's also several botanical gardens and cemeteries, and a local zoo, to check out.

Gardens

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Maymont Park

Zoo

Richmond Metro Zoo

Cemeteries

Evergreen Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground

Shockoe Hill Cemetery