Here are the Top 10 things you’ve got to do in Richmond before you die.
St. John’s Church
Patrick Henry said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" in RVA—you’ve got to pay homage.
The James
Specifically, go skinny dipping in the James.
Ghost Tours
Sneak into Hollywood Cemetery at night to see if it’s really haunted.
Byrd Theatre
Visit the Byrd Theatre for a Saturday night showing with the Mighty Wurlitzer at least once a year (preferably more, especially since they can use it).
Move Away
And inevitably come back. They don’t call it the Richmond rubber band for nothing.
Be in a Band
With all the musicians around, everyone (and anyone) can be a part of a second or third side-project band. Get yourself a tambourine.
Get a Tattoo
We’re the third in the nation when it comes to tattooed people, but we can do better. We can do much better.
Carytown
We don’t just mean drive and stop at one store—we mean spend an afternoon. They don’t call it a "Mile of Style" for nothing. Window shop, browse the stores, grab some coffee or have a bite to eat … you can do it all in Carytown.
Short Pump it Up
The Richmond metro area has a population of about 1.2 million people, but only about 200,000 of those are in the city proper. If you want to experience Richmond the way most of the residents do, you’ve got to hit the ’burbs. Oh yeah, and Hull Street and 288, too. It ain’t all Short Pump. More people live in Chesterfield than any other part of metro Richmond and, if the traffic is any indication, they live in the Brandermill area.
Monument Avenue
Yeah, yeah, we know, you’ve driven down Monument and seen it all. The dead guy on the horse, the other dead guy on the horse, the dude with globe and Arthur Ashe beating children with a tennis racket—but maybe, just maybe, there might be something more there. Like names and dates and information and stuff.
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