Richmond

Heading east on I-64, you come to Richmond, which was for a time the capital of the Confederacy and is now the capital of the state. It’s a city of much historical interest while at the same time having a thriving modern business economy. Information on guided tours of the city may be found at the Metro Richmond Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, 550 East Marshall Street, 888-742-4666. Visitors’ centers are also located at 1710 Robin Hood Drive (exit 78 off I-95), Bell Tower on Capitol Square (off I-95 at exit 75), 101 Ninth Street, and at the Richmond International Airport. Of interest in the city are the Museum of the Confederacy with its collections of more than 15,000 articles associated with the Confederacy (1201 E. Clay Street, 804-649-1861); the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (2800 Grove Avenue at N. Boulevard, 804-340-1400); the Virginia State Capitol on Capitol Square (804-698-1788); The Valentine, the museum of the life and history of Richmond (1015 East Clay Street, 804-649-0711); and the Virginia Historical Society’s Center for Virginia History (428 North Boulevard, 804-358-4901).