1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
14 people
English
Explore the highlights of Richmond’s historic Canal District and Shockoe Bottom up close and on foot on this small-group walking tour. See highlights like the Poe Museum, Main Street Station, Canal Walk, Libby Prison, Mason’s Hall, and more. Experience Richmond’s growth first hand and through insightful narratives from your guide.
See The Poe Museum in the oldest existing house in Richmond Here about a true Richmonder Edgar Allen Poe.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Visit the Beaux Art Train Station beautifully restored and a beautifuyl example of early 20th century architecture.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The only triple crossing of three major railroads in the US located by the canal and the monument to Henry ‘Box” Brown.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Walk along the old Haxall Canal, where the world’s largest flour mill (The Gallegos) once made Richmond the flour capitol of the world
See the site of the original Street Art/Mural festival and Washington’s vision for a canal linking the City to the Ohio River
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit the replica of the cross erected to celebrate the first meeting between John Smith and the Native Pamunkey. here the story around early English attempts to settle the area and its growth into a world class tobacco center.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit the site of Richmond’s infamous Civil War Prison and its most daring escape in 1864. Here the role of Crazy Bett Van Lew in their plans
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Stop by the oldest continuing Masons’ Hall in Virginia begun by George Washington in 1785, frequewnted by Marshall, Randall, and Lafayette.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Discover the hidden gems of the James River and Shockoe Bottom and the restaurant/nightlife of Main St.
• Admission Ticket Free
See and hear about the impact of the James, and historic flooding in the development of the city.
• Admission Ticket Free
Walk through one of the original outdoor markets in RVA and hear about its rebirth as an dining destination.
• Admission Ticket Free