SHOCKOE
Description:
On this Signature Premiere Tour of Shockoe Bottom you visit Richmond’s historic commercial area that is now a modern dining and residential district surrounded by historic buildings, interspersed with murals by artists from around the world. This leisurely tour takes us along Richmond’s canal and mill-race which fueled commerce and tell the industrial story of pre-20th Century Richmond. You’ll learn the history of Richmond’s infamous slave trade market, the second largest in the country, and discover how the James made and reshaped The River City.
HIGHLIGHTS:
– Richmond’s Canal Walk & Murals
– Christopher Newport Cross Memorial
– Canal lock system
– Slave trade area
– Railroad Triple Crossing
– The Poe Museum
– Main Street Station
NOTE: We do not enter any building on this tour
Tour Information:
– Cost: Adults $25, Child under 10 $15
– Tickets: Required
– Duration: 2 hours
– Parking: Plentiful on-street parking is
available within a block of departure
– Departs: Across from First Freedom Center at southwest corner of Cary at 14th St.
– Concludes: Main St. Station near 15th and Main St.
– When: Sundays at 11:30 am
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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, and allows for social distancing.
Shockoe 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 booking 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.
REFUND POLICY:
Groups of 4 and fewer MUST cancel at least 24 hours before the tour to receive a full refund. Groups of 5 or more MUST cancel at least 3 days before the tour. NO REFUNDS are available on the day of the tour.
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.
Weather: Our tours happen rain or shine. Please dress accordingly, wearing comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen and other sun protection during the dog days of summer. If we encounter extreme conditions and are forced to cancel the tour, you may reschedule for a later tour or receive a full refund.