Richmond, VA. Christmas to New Year’s
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What are some places to eat you’ve enjoyed? We are staying downtown.
We welcome recommendations for museums and historic sites, too. Thank you. |
Anonymous
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Are you visiting family or friends also? Richmond is great but very small.
VMFA Shopping in Carytown, movie at the Byrd Theater Lewis Ginter Gardens Hollywood Cemetary |
Anonymous
This is a good list but Richmond for a week is way too much. A weekend tops. |
Anonymous
Side trips to Charlottesville or Williamsburg would be good too. |
Anonymous
| Thank you. Will not spend a whole week. You’re right. |
Anonymous
+1 |
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With kids or not? I could happily spend a week in Richmond. 😍 In addition to what other commenters mentioned:
https://virginiahistory.org/exhibitions/traveling-bricks -- This is a great museum and that exhibit may appeal to adults and kids. Also has a small kids room so a parent can stay with little kids in there, while the other parent looks at the museum, and the museum is small enough to cater to their attention span. The kids' area has a dentist kit, pretend food truck, post office to sort VA postcards, etc. Children's Museum of Richmond -- my kids love this one. Just walking Broad Street, Grace St., etc. Driving Broad St from West of the city coming into town. Driving Cary Street Road. So beautiful. Science Museum of Virginia -- can't convince my kids to go there but I've been in the past and it's cool. Capitol building tour -- it's been a while, but I loved this. Jefferson Hotel -- they have teas and brunches. Maggie L Walker National Historic Site -- if you have kids in VA, I believe they will have learned about her. Shockoe Bottom area is cool. Plenty of Civil War stuff around if you're into that kind of thing. |
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7:58 again, forgot you requested restaurants. We've been to these years ago so look at current reviews.
https://www.lemairerestaurant.com/ That's the one at the Jefferson Hotel. https://www.thetobaccocompany.com/ This is in a neat building. https://www.secretsandwichsociety.com/ Sandwiches named after Presidents and First Ladies. I've been here more recently but still a number of years ago. McDonald's is right next to/ walking distance to the Children's Museum and Science Museum. 😂 |
Anonymous
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Me again, If you want to do VMHC, the chocolate making demos are cool:
https://secure.virginiahistory.org/3309/3313 My kids liked that last year, the same week you'll be there. |
Anonymous
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Great ideas! Thanks.
No kids. no car. Lyft,Uber and feet |
Anonymous
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Side trips to Busch Gardens (good for adults too)
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The new art museum at Colonial Williamsburg is worth a visit.
You can get there by train from Richmond and uber in. You could take the train to CW for the day and uber to the historic area. |
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Great restaurants in Richmond:
Restaurant Adarra SubRosa Bakery Stanley's in Carytown, Coppola's Deli for lunch |
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At Christmas the Jefferson Hotel has beautiful decorations to see.
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Anonymous
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Garnetts for lunch
Kuba Kuba Can Can Sugar and Twine for Coffee If you are Familiar there is a Torchy's Tacos there |