Richmond (Virginia)

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Richmond is a city in Virginia, a state in the South of the United States of America.

	richmond (virginia) Travel Guide : 1 Understand 1.1 Districts 2 Get in 2.1 By car 2.2 By train 2.3 By plane 2.4 By bus 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out 16 External Links

Understand

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was settled in 1607 by an English settler named Christopher Newport. The site previously inhabited by the Powhatan Indians. It was named Richmond after the London suburb of Richmond-upon-Thames. The settlement did not become a city until 1742, and in the 135 years in between served as little more than a trading post for furs, hides, and tobacco. In 1782 Richmond became the state capital of Virginia.

Richmond is one of the oldest American cities, and boasts history that even other cities on the east coast cannot claim. During the Civil War, it served as the capital of the Confederacy, and when the Northern Army invaded Richmond, the city was bombarded and burned to the ground. Though much of its colonial past has disappeared, it is rich in Civil War history and lore. There is, among other things, a Civil War prison on Belle Isle, the house Robert E. Lee lived in, the state Capitol (Which Thomas Jefferson said was inspired by the Maison Carrée at Nimes, France) which served as the Confederate Capitol during the war, a museum of the Confederacy, and a massive Civil War graveyard in the heart of the city. It has the most forged iron outside of New Orleans, and one of the first African American neighborhoods (Jackson Ward).

Districts

Richmond has been called a city of neighborhoods, each one with a distinct look, flavor, and identity. The Fan, the Southside, Jackson Ward, Orgeon Hill, and Church Hill, to name but a few, are recognized by Richmonders as unique neighborhoods, almost as though the city were a collection of several small towns.

Get in

By car

Richmond is about two hours south of Washington, DC by car, located directly on Interstate 95. Interstate 64 also crosses Richmond, where the two highways intersect. Access from Chesterfield and Midlothian is provided by US 76, the Powhite (pronounced POW-hite) Parkway.

By train

Two Amtrak train stations serve Richmond. Main Street station is a recently renovated station, located in the heart of the downtown. Staples Mills station is a bit farther away, and a taxi will need to be taken to the city itself. Travellers should be warned that CSX's ACCA rail yard, a major freight hub, substantially slows rail traffic entering and exiting the city.

By plane

An international airport, RIC, is located in nearby Sandston, about an $18 taxi trip. Chesterfield Airport, to the south of the city, handles personal light aircraft.

By bus

Get around

The easiest way to get around Richmond is by car. Roadside parking spaces are relatively easy to find. The city is laid out on a grid system and is easy to navigate, however, many streets in the oldest parts of the city are very narrow and one-way.

The Greater Richmond Transit Company, or GRTC, operates a bus service across the city and partially into neighboring Henrico and Chesterfield Counties. The average fare is $1.25.

See

• Belle Isle
• The Historic Downtown
• Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom
• Maymont Park
• Byrd Park
• Carytown
• Virginia Fine Arts Museum
• Virginia Science Museum
• The Children's Museum of Richmond
• Museum of the Confederacy
• Black History Museum
• State Cathedral
• The Landmark Theatre (formerly The Mosque)
• State Capitol
• Egyptian Building
• Lucky Strike Factory
• Hollywood Cemetery, a graveyard in the center of town where two US presidents are buried
• Monument Avenue is a famous two lane street lined with monuments. Most of these are dedicated to southern heroes of the Civil War, such as Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, but there are also people like Arthur Ashe, native of Richmond.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

External Links

• http://www.richmondva.org/
• http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/visitor/cixxx_visindex.asp

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