Local Guide: Richmond & Petersburg
Alittle over one hour to the east, Richmond and Petersburg offer just about anything for every taste and budget—shops or sports, houses or history, culture or cuisine—Richmond has it all. Petersburg is home to Pamplin Historic Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, a must on any Civil War tour.
- Agecroft Hall
- Black History Museum & Cultural Center
- Castlewood Plantation
- Centre Hill Mansion
- Chimborazo Medical Museum
- Elegba Folklore Society
- Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Garden Club of Virginia/Garden Week
- Governor’s Mansion
- Hollywood Cemetery
- John Marshall House
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Museum of the Confederacy
- Pamplin Historic Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Poe Museum
- Richmond Canal Walk
- Richmond National Battlefield
- Science Museum of Virginia
- US Quartermaster Museum
- Valentine Richmond History Center
- Virginia Center for Architecture
- Virginia Historical Society
- Virginia House
- Wilton House Museum