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Receive a beautiful overview of the city on our Historic Richmond Tour. Visit and tour Richmond's most popular historical sites, plus experience our award winning, Where Hollywood Meets History Program. Learn about movie scenes from famous Hollywood movies actually filmed at the historical locations. Hear about your favorite movie stars, how scenes were created, special effects and more!

View the historic John Marshall Hotel where the Richmond Gone With The Wind Ball was held in 1940 and where President Kennedy spoke. Learn about the movies filmed there.

View the Historic River District and learn how scenes were filmed for Cold Mountain, Lincoln, and other movies. Be amazed how a parking lot was turned into a hospital for the big action scene in The Jackal

Receive a one-hour tour of the Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson and filled with historic treasures, and one of Richmond's must do list while visiting the city. Learn about the Hollywood movies filmed at the State Capitol, used to play as the White House.

Receive a private tour of the Executive Governor's Mansion where a reception was held for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. View the Capitol grounds and see the famous George Washington Equestrian Statue, and Old City Hall: designed in Victorian High Gothic Style. Please Note: We can not guarantee a tour of the Executive Mansion. If the Governor's Mansion is in use for official business on the day of your tour we may not have access to it. In that event, we will substitute

another location to visit.

Visit St. Paul's Church: View the beautiful, original Tiffany windows. Hear the stories of the church's famous parishioners, General Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis and why the church is forever associated with Civil War History.

Visit the exquisite AAA Five Diamond award-winning Jefferson Hotel, named America's best hotel by Forbes magazine in 2001. Learn about the history of the hotel and its famous guests, including; the eleven Presidents who have stayed there and numerous Hollywood stars and . Notables. Find out about the Hollywood movies filmed inside the hotel.

Enjoy a delicious lunch at the beautiful Colony Club, or one of Richmond's other favorite restaurants.

Learn about Richmond's most tragic fire and hear about the Monumental Church to honor its victims and the famous parishioners who attended services there. Visit the site of Richmond's Buried Train and hear the story.

Visit St. John's Church: the oldest wooden church in Virginia and a National Historic Landmark Where Patrick Henry Gave his Famous Speech, "Give me liberty or give me death." Receive the Patrick Henry program inside the church, tour the grounds and visit the lovely gift shop. Learn about the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie filmed on the grounds.

View the Church Hill area of Richmond, the oldest intact neighborhood in the city with beautiful Antebellum homes and just named by This Old House magazine as among the best old-house neighborhoods in their July/August 2009 issue. The issue credits the architectural diversity, home craftsmanship and neighborhood amenities, including brick- lined sidewalks, gas street lamps and Italianate and Queen Anne Victorian homes with wrought Iron porches.

View the Sailor and Soldiers Monument, overlooking the beautiful James River where Richmond's founder, William Byrd II, stood and found the view so similar in tone to Richmond on the Thames that he gave the city its name.

See the Elmira Shelton House, home of Edgar Allen Poe's sweetheart and hear their tragic love story.

View the Historic Shockoe Bottom area. Learn how special effects were created at the filming locations for Hearts in Atlantis, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, and how the big opening shoot out scene for Hannibal was created in the middle of downtown Richmond.

Learn about the famous stars, Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Rob Morrow, Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Kevin Bacon and other stars who have visited Richmond while filming in the city.

Tour Monument Avenue: One of America's most beautiful tree-lined streets and a National Historic Landmark. See the famous monuments, exquisite Southern homes and learn about the movies filmed along the avenue.

DISCOUNTED VAN TOURING PACKAGE RATE: $122 per person for 4 to 5 passengers, $110 per person for

6 to 9 passengers. Includes: Brand new touring van, tour guide/driver, attraction fees, plus lunch w/tax and tip

SPECIAL LOW DISCOUNT RATE FOR BUS GROUPS, OR RECEPTIVE SERVICES: Please call for pricing.

Phone: (804)744-1718, e-mail: virginiafilmtours@comcast.net