2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
14 people
English
Discover the history of Richmond with this small-group guided walking tour around the site of the original Richmond settlement. Enjoy scenic overlooks, walk past historic blocks and homes, tour St. John’s cemetery, and learn about the city’s history and development through informative commentary and stories from your guide.
Historic Libby Hill Park, Scenic overlook of RVA
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Tour the grounds of the oldest church in Richmond . Hear the story of Patrick’s Henry’s famous speech in 1774. Visit the grave markers for George Wythe and Elizabeth Poe
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Stop by the scenic overlook to view and hear the story of Richmond’s Capitol and Capitol Building. Hear about Richmond’s growth into a major tobacco and transportation production center and the rebirth of Shockoe Bottom.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
View and relive the narrative of Richmond’s largest Civil War Hospital and the city’s role as a major medical center in the war and after
• Admission Ticket Free
Visit Richmond Hill (later Monte Maria) the site of numerous meetings with Jefferson, Madison and the leaders of Richmond, hear about the city’s founding by William Byrd II and his dissolute son’s role in its expansion.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Walk through the largest collection of Antebellum houses in the city, see the famous patchwork houses, the Shelton House, the original Historic Block created by the Scott Sisters, The Mews, and explore the grand architecture and styles of the Gilded Age.
• Admission Ticket Free