DOWNTOWN
Description:
On this 2 hour tour, we begin in historic Jackson Ward, the “Harlem of the South,” and continue along Broad Street, the city’s original thoroughfare and downtown’s cultural center. We then stop in the Court End section, home to the largest extant antebellum collection of houses, the Valentine museum, and the White House of the Confederacy. We visit Richmond’s first medical school, Monumental Church, the site of one of Richmond’s greatest tragedies, and end at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
HIGHLIGHTS:
– Theatre Row
– John Marshall House
– Valentine Museum
– White House of the Confederacy
– The Egyptian Building
– Monumental Church
– Capitol Square
– 1788 Capitol of Virginia
– St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
NOTE: We will not tour the interior of any buildings.
Tour Information:
– Cost: $25 Adult, $15 Child
– Reservations: Required
– Duration: 90 minutes
– Parking: Free Parking is available in the Visitor’s Center “20 Minute” spaces north, up 3rd St. past entrance
– Departs: From Downtown Visitor Center on 3rd St. between Marshall and Clay Streets
– Concludes: At St. Paul’s Church, Grace St at 9th
– When: Thursday thru Sunday, twice daily at 10:30 am and 1 pm
The Details & Finer Print
Our tours are limited to 14 guests including children
Please Read our Covid Safety Policy found here.
NEW Sanitized Personal Listening Devices for Guests
We are pleased to announce a “new-to-Richmond” method of delivering walking tours, using small sanitized, “Listening Packs,” worn with a neck lanyard. These receivers, together with sealed personal single-use earphones enable listening to the tour guides’ narration throughout the tour. This allows for social distancing among families and others.
Downtown Tour Policies:
Tickets are required. A minimum of 2 Adults is necessary to conduct the tour. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to the tour to check in, receive your sanitized listening pack and personal earphones and gather your group (if this applies.)
We use a ticketless reservation system and all you’ll need is your name and confirmation at check in. If guests are late to the beginning of the tour, their place may be released and given to another party at time of departure.
SPECIAL NOTE: Concealed weapons, with or without a permit, are NOT permitted on Capitol Square. Please leave weapons behind.
Cancellation Policies:
If we have fewer than 2 adults registered for a tour, we may cancel. We try to make this decision at least 2 hours before departure time. All guests will be notified of any cancellations via text and/or phone. For this reason, please make sure that you have provided us with a phone number to reach you on the day of your tour.