City of Richmond

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Richmond is the historic cultural center of central Virginia. The state’s capital city grew up along the James River, which defines the area as it did more than 300 years ago when the first English colonists left Jamestown and headed west in search of the falls.

Condominiums and town homes continue to gain a foothold in the housing market.

17th Street Farmers’ Market: Local farmers have come to sell their produce here since the 1700s. From March through mid-December, shop the Thursday Growers’ Market, Saturday Mucho Market and Sunday Shockoe Flea Market.

Tour Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery, burial place of Presidents, Confederate soldiers and local notables.

A popular and enduring legend surrounds Monument Avenue in Richmond’s Fan District.

Learn about Richmond’s best-known and historically significant statues, including Monument Avenue, Capitol Square, Monroe Park and more.

Jean Antoine Houdon’s statue inside the Virginia State Capitol is the only sculpture done of George Washington from life.

A years-long effort on three continents culminated in the March 31, 2007, unveiling of the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue, not far from Richmond’s former slave market in Shockoe Bottom.

Tour the American Civil War Center, telling Union, Confederate and black stories all in one place.

Crossings of the James River are more important now than ever as new sections of the region open up and bring more housing and commercial development in outer reaches of Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

Tour the Main Section of the James River Park System, from Boulevard Bridge to Belle Isle.