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Things to do in Richmond, VA - Richmond Attractions

Richmond City

Offering cultural and economic diversity is the waterfront town of Richmond located at Chesapeake Bay.  Filled with history, it is the home of Babe Ruth, resting place of Edgar Allen Poe, and the place where the "Star Spangle Banner" was composed. Offering many venues such as Little Itally, Inner Harbor  shops,  restaurants, and a water taxi to Fort McHerry, these all have helped to define Richmond as the "Charm City." In addition, Richmond boasts many other attractions such as the Washington Monument, B&O Railraod Museum Stadium, and Camden Yards making it the premier venue for history in the country.

• Cold Harbor Nationall Battlefield Park
  Well fortified in anticipation of his advance, the confederate troops were hunkered down in anticipation of General Grants advance. Ordering a massive assault in the spring of 1854, the Union troops experienced a blood bath with thousands wounded in the field. Considering this assault as one of his biggest mistakes, General Grant negotiate a cease fire in order to remove all the wounded from the battle field.
  
  
• Petersburg National Battlefield
  Lasting almost a year,  Richmond mounted a siege against Richmond to control the city. Knowing that if Petersburg fell then Richmond would be easily accessible for the Union army, the army pressed through the infamous battle of the the Crater. Facing each other for ten months, the two armies under the direction of General Phil Sheridan finally pushed through the lines at the Battel of Five Forks. A trip to the museum will chronicle it all from the beginning to the end with films and documents.
  
  
• Berkeley Plantation
  Birthplace of the 19th president William Henry Harrison in 1726, it was also the ancestral home of the founding father Benjamin Harrison who signed the declaration of independence. Not only did General McCleltan quarter his troops here in 1862 but it was also the place where the music to Taps was composed. Before heading to Alexandria, McCleltan retreated back to Berkeley after a treacherous battle of Malvern Hill.