GO & DO: HISTORICAL SITES
WOLF CREEK CHEROKEE
MUSEUM & TRIBAL CENTER
Explore past and present Cherokee culture through artifacts and exhibits. 7400 Osborne Tpke., Richmond. 804-226-1002 or wolfcreekcherokee.com
HOMES & GARDENS
1812 WICKHAM HOUSE
Early 1800s home featuring a VR tour of everyday 19thcentury life; original home of e Valentine. 1015 E. Clay St., Richmond. 804-649-0711 or thevalentine.org $
AGECROFT HALL
16th-century Tudor house moved from England and rebuilt on the James River in 1926. 4305 Sulgrave Rd., Richmond. 804-353-4241 or agecro hall.org $
ARMOUR HOUSE AND GARDENS AT MEADOWVIEW PARK
1915 Victorian-style home with gardens, a playground, tennis courts and walking trails. 4001 Clarendon Rd., Henrico. 804-652-1430 or henricorecandparks.com
BOLLING HAXALL HOUSE
Italianate mansion built in 1858, home to e Woman’s Club since 1900. 211 E. Franklin St., Richmond. 804-643-2847 or twcrichmond.org
CHURCH QUARTER
Best-preserved antebellum log dwelling in the region. 12432 Old Ridge Rd., Doswell. 804-365-6464
CLARKE-PALMORE HOUSE MUSEUM
Depression-era farmhouse o ering insight into the Palmore family’s life during the 1930s. 904 McCoul St., Richmond. 804-652-3406 or henricorecandparks.com
HANOVER TAVERN
Colonial-era tavern with Civil War exhibits, an audio tour, a restaurant, and ties to Patrick Henry. 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd., Hanover. 804-5375050 or hanovertavern.org $
JOHN MARSHALL HOUSE
Longtime home of Chief Justice John Marshall, where he helped shape U.S. constitutional law. 818 E. Marshall St.,
Richmond. 804-648-7998 or preservationvirginia.org $
MAGNOLIA GRANGE HOUSE AND MUSEUM
Federal-style home built circa 1822 o ering a glimpse of life in a 19th-century Virginia country estate. 10020 Iron Bridge Rd., Chester eld. 804-748-1498 or chester eld historicalsociety.com $
MEADOW FARM MUSEUM AT CRUMP PARK
Mid-1800s living history farm with a farmhouse, animals, crops and interpreters. 3400 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen. 804-652-1455 or henricorecandparks.com
OAK HILL
Built in 1825, this one-story frame house with Greek Revival interior detail is on the National Register of Historic Places. e home is privately owned but can be seen at 151 Carroll Ave., Colonial Heights. colonialheightsva.gov
PATRICK HENRY’S SCOTCHTOWN
Only original standing home of Patrick Henry, where he lived before his “Liberty or Death” speech. 16120 Chiswell Ln., Beaverdam. 804-227-3500 or preservationvirginia.org $
SYCAMORE TAVERN
Circa 1732 stagecoach stop that now houses the Florence L. Page Library of Local History and Genealogy. 17193 Mountain Rd., Montpelier. 804-883-5355
WALKERTON TAVERN
Historic 1825 building that served as both a tavern and Union eld hospital during the Civil War, now managed by the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. 2892 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen. 804-261-2787 or artsglenallen.com
800 E. Grace St., Richmond. 804-643-4315 or stpeterchurch 1834.org
SECOND LIBERTY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Dating back to 1866, this independent church was formed by a group of African American members of Emmaus Baptist Church who were restricted to balcony seating there. 8140 George W. Watkins Rd., Quinton. 804-932-4245 or secondlibertybaptist.church
WILTON HOUSE MUSEUM
18th-century Georgian-style mansion showcasing period architecture and Richmond’s colonial history with a Virtual Reality experience available. 215 S. Wilton Rd., Richmond. 804-282-5936 or wiltonhouse museum.org $
HISTORIC CHURCHES & RELIGIOUS SITES
FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH
Church where Maggie L. Walker and former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder worshipped. e original building, circa 1841, is on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus at Broad and College streets. 804-3297279 or rstafricanbaptist.org
HEBREW CEMETERY
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the South, established in 1816. Shockoe Hill at Fourth and Hospital Streets, Richmond. 804-358-6757 or bethahabah.org
HISTORIC POLEGREEN CHURCH
Open-air interpretive site representing the 1747 church, one of Virginia’s earliest meeting houses from the Great Awakening. 6411 Heatherwood Dr., Mechanicsville. 804-730-3837 or historicpolegreenchurch.org
MONUMENTAL CHURCH
Architectural landmark built on the site of the former Richmond eatre to memorialize those who perished in the 1811 re. 1224 E. Broad St., Richmond. 804-643-7407 or historicrichmond.com
PRO-CATHEDRAL
OF SAINT PETER
First Catholic Church to open in Richmond and the second oldest in the area, circa 1834.
BERMUDA HUNDRED CAMPAIGN
A collection of sites signi cant to this 1864 military campaign that shaped the war in Virginia. 804-796-7121 or experiencechester eld.com
CHIMBORAZO
MEDICAL MUSEUM
Site of the largest military hospital in the world during the Civil War. 3215 E. Broad St., Richmond. 804-226-1981 or nps.gov/rich
SIXTH MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Church organized in 1867 by the Rev. John Jasper, who was born enslaved on July 4, 1812. 14 W. Duval St., Richmond. 804-648-7511 or smzbc.org
SLASH CHURCH
Oldest and best-preserved frame church in Virginia. 11353 Mount Hermon Rd., Ashland. 804-798-4520 or slashcc.org
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
First church built in the City of Richmond and the site of Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. 2401 E. Broad St., Richmond. 804-648-5015 or historicstjohnschurch.org $
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Greek Revival architecture featuring Ti any stained glass windows. 815 E. Grace St., Richmond. 804-643-3589 or stpaulsrva.org
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
300-year-old Episcopal church where rst lady Martha Washington worshipped. 8400 St. Peters Ln., New Kent. 804932-4846 or stpetersnewkent.org
CIVIL WAR SITES
CIVIL WAR TRAILS
Self-guided tour network covering 400+ sites where Union and Confederate soldiers once marched, many with hands-on exhibits. civilwartrails.org
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Civil War artifacts and stories from multiple perspectives are presented in this over-30,000square-foot facility on the site of Tredegar Iron Works. 480 Tredegar St., Richmond. 804-649-1861 or acwm.org $
COLD HARBOR BATTLEFIELD VISITOR CENTER
Features an electronic battle map detailing the 1862 and 1864 battles of Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor. 5515 Anderson-Wright Dr., Mechanicsville. 804-730-5025 or nps.gov/rich
CONFEDERATE WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL
1887 interdenominational chapel built by Confederate veterans in memory of their fallen comrades. 2900 Grove Ave., Richmond. 804-340-1170
DABBS HOUSE MUSEUM
Former Confederate headquarters where Gen. Robert E. Lee directed military operations in June 1862. 3812 Nine Mile Rd., Richmond. 804-652-3406 or henricorecandparks.com
DREWRY’S BLUFF
Self-guided trail leading to a well-preserved Confederate fort overlooking the James River. 7600 Fort Darling Rd., Chester eld. 804-226-1981 or nps.gov/rich
FORT CLIFTON
Confederate stronghold crucial in defending Richmond and Petersburg from 1864-1865. 100 Brockwell Ln., Colonial Heights. 804-520-9390 or colonialheightsva.gov
FORT HARRISON VISITOR CENTER
Self-guided trail encircles the fort captured by 3,000 Union soldiers on Sept. 29, 1864. 8621 Battle eld Park Rd., Richmond. 804-226-1981 or nps.gov/rich
FORT STEVENS
1862 earthen forti cation constructed following the Seven Days Campaign. 8900 Pams Ave., North Chester eld. 804751-4946 or chester eld.gov ▶
Hanover Tavern
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