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During a holiday to America I travelled to Richmond, Virginia and had a thoroughly enjoyable three days in this culturally and architecturally rich city.
Getting there: Road: It is about 2-2 ½ hours drive from Washington By Amtrak: Very comfortable and cheap but does not exactly provide a central dropping off point By Greyhound: Cheap way of travelling but again it drops you on the outskirts of the city By Air: Richmond airport is only really an option if you intend to pick up a car there as it is 10-12 miles outside the city
Accommodation: Virtually all the accommodation in this city is very reasonably priced as it has a university and has to cater for students for when they first arrive. One useful facility was a central reservation line that could be called to book rooms in the participating hotels in the scheme. If you do want to use this type of facility or prefer to be more independent there are plenty of Bed & Breakfast guesthouses in the historic quarters of the city.
Attractions:
A 30-day pass costing 15 dollars is widely available which will enable you to go in free to the city’s main attractions
The Virginia State Capitol The tour is very informative and when I went if you arrive in time for the last tour of the day (16:15) there is no charge however this may have changed in the meantime. A very nice example of a Neo-classical building.
The Museum of the Confederacy A marvellously laid out museum, it has many unique items such as Jeb Stuart’s hat and the medical tools that were used to amputate Stonewall Jackson’s arms at the Battle of Chancellorsville, wounds he later died of, they even have the pen that Robert E. Lee used to sign the surrender of the Confederacy at Appomattox.
The White House of the Confederacy This is next door to the Museum of the Confederacy and its tour is informative but to my mind too dull to stimulate the minds of most of its visitors.
In conclusion this is a wonderful city to visit. The cost of living i.e. eating out is extremely good value for money (again this is probably because of the University). Navigating the city is not as easy as Washington DC but this is probably because of at the end of the American Civil War a large portion of the city was burnt down and the replacement buildings were simply erected where the others fell. However this gives Richmond its wide range of architectural styles.
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Advantages: Loads! All round excellent hotel to stay in. Disadvantages: Perhaps not for kids, not in ?touristy? part of town (which could be advantages to some of course?)
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