Historic Richmond City Tour

         

                      ALSO AVAILABLE  AS A PRIVATE VAN TOUR 

                              FOR PARTIES  OF 4 - 9 PASSEMGERS !

Tour the Virginia State Capitol

Designed by Thomas Jefferson

When the Confederate Army needed artillery, ammunition, or other weaponry, it turned to the Tredegar Ironworks in the heart

of Richmond, Virginia. While many of the original buildings were lost to war and time, some remain. One, in fact, serves as a visitor center at the Richmond National Battlefield Park

The Historic James River runs through the city of Richmond to Jamestown where it was authentically used for filming the movie, The New World, starring Colin Farrell as Captain John Smith and Christian Bale as John Rolfe

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St. John's Church. Where Patrick Henry gave his  Famous Speech, "Give me liberty, or give me death."                 

President Abraham Lincoln and son, Tad, beautiful bronze statue to commemorate their visit to Richmond at the close of  the Civil War.


Drive along Monument Avenue

known for famous Monuments,

Exquisite Southern Homes and

Architecture. Considered  one

of America's most beautiful

tree-lined boulevards. The only

street in the country designated

a National Historic Landmark.

George Washington Equestrian Statue. Located on the Capitol groundsand unveiled in 1858. Confederate President Jefferson Davis gave his inaugural speech in front of the statue in 1861. At the close of the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln visited Richmond and gave an impromptu speech in front of  the statue to recently

freed African Americans shortly before

he was assassinated on April 1865                   

HISTORIC RICHMOND TOUR

HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy a Beautiful 3-Hour Driving Overview of the City's Most Treasured Historic Sites and Hear Their Famous Stories.


*Visit the Exhibits at the Civil War Center at

  Tredegar Iron Works. 

*Receive a one-hour Guided Tour of the

  Virginia State Capitol

*View The George Washington Equestrian

  Statue

*Old City Hall: designed in Victorian High

  Gothic Style

*St. Paul's Church: steeped in Civil War

  History

*Richmond's Buried Train

*Learn about Richmond's most tragic fire at

  the Monumental Church

*St. John's Church: a National Historic

  Landmark Where Patrick Henry Gave his

  Famous Speech, "Give me liberty or give me

  death."

*Church Hill: the Oldest Intact Neighborhood

   in the City

*View Beautiful Antebellum Homes

*The Sailor and Soldiers Monument

*The Elmira Shelton House: Edgar Allan

  Poe's Sweetheart's Home

*Monument Avenue: One of America's most

  beautiful tree-lined streets and a National

  Historic Landmark

This tour is available as a 3-hour, or one-day tour, or as a part of a Movie and Historic Vacations in Virginia  Touring Package