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Visit the beautiful newly $150 million dollar renovated Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Ranked as 10th in total museum size on a list headed by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, as eighth in permanent-collection space, forth in outdoor-exhibition space, 11th in total exhibition space and 13th in education-program space. VMFA events include: Faberge Eggs, Tiffany, Monet, Renoir and so much more, plus an absolutely stunning gift shop!

Next, visit the Virginia Historical Society Museum's thirteen exhibition galleries that tell "The Story of Virginia, an American Experience." Housing the largest display of Virginia artifacts on permanent view with thousands of objects including a 17th century dugout canoe, a Conestoga wagon, an 18th century smokehouse and kitchen and 1918 streetcar. Virginia's past is delightfully portrayed using multi-media. Library and Charming Museum Gift Shop.

Visit the Edgar Allan Poe Museum's collection of artifacts belonging to Poe, who began his literary career in Richmond.

Enjoy lunch at the Virginia Richmond History Center's lovely Valentine Café

After lunch receive a guided tour of the beautiful Wickham House, and the Edward V. Valentine Sculpture Studio.

The Wickham House is a National Historic Landmark and, allows guests to explore aspects of life in the early 19th century. The Wickham House was purchased by Mann Valentine Jr. and in 1898 became the first home of the Valentine Museum. In the public first-floor rooms, ornate decorations helped the Wickhams and their slaves present a picture of leisure and refinement. Exhibited on the second floor are artifacts from the descendants of the family that first inhabited the house.

Edward Virginius Valentine (1838-1930) was a prominent sculptor whose works included the Recumbant Lee statue at Washington & Lee University, and the statue of Thomas Jefferson at the Jefferson Hotel. His studio is one of only four surviving 19th century sculpture studios in the United States that is open to the public. A visit to this restored studio offers a glimpse into the mind of the artist and into his times.

If time allows, following your visit to the Virginia Richmond History Center, choose to visit either the John Marshall House, The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia. or The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, designated in 1978 as part of the National Park Service.

John Marshall, known as the great Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, built the dignified John Marshall House in 1790 and made it his home for forty-five years. The house is an outstanding example of Federal architecture and retains most of its original features.

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia: An experience to remember. Beginning at the end of the Civil War, you'll travel back to the height of the free black experience in Richmond that became the "Birthplace of Black Capitalism" and achieved success of its own city within a city. Explore the wealth of information and artifacts from the city's oldest African-American community. Artifacts from Richmond's segregated society are displayed with important symbols of the Civil Rights movement. View the "blacks only" pew from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Visit the Woolworth's lunch counter where black students staged a sit-in until they were served.

The Maggie Walker National Historic Site honors Maggie L. Walker's leadership in business that fostered opportunity for blacks and for women. Receive a guided tour of the prosperous Maggie Walker home. In 1903 St. Luke Penny Savings Bank opened its doors - the first chartered bank in America founded by a black woman - who grew up in post Civil War days in Richmond. Learn the inspiring story of how this remarkable woman's leadership forever changed the life of Richmond's African American community.

DISCOUNTED VAN TOURING PACKAGE RATE: $132 per person for 4 to 5 passengers, $120 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.

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