Kalita's Guidebook
Neighborhoods
Cute neighborhood centered around the VCU campus. The area is dotted with grand Queen Anne-style homes and Tudor Revival mansions. Old-time barbershops and Cuban restaurants line the streets, alongside bars with live music.
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Fan District
Cute neighborhood centered around the VCU campus. The area is dotted with grand Queen Anne-style homes and Tudor Revival mansions. Old-time barbershops and Cuban restaurants line the streets, alongside bars with live music.
Colorful Carytown is a bohemian district centered around a stretch of West Cary Street, with indie boutiques, record stores, and vintage emporiums. Quirky murals brighten alleyways and buildings housing cool cafes, bakeries, and health-conscious lunch spots, while evening crowds fill farm-to-table restaurants and craft cocktail bars.
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Carytown
Colorful Carytown is a bohemian district centered around a stretch of West Cary Street, with indie boutiques, record stores, and vintage emporiums. Quirky murals brighten alleyways and buildings housing cool cafes, bakeries, and health-conscious lunch spots, while evening crowds fill farm-to-table restaurants and craft cocktail bars.
Food Scene
mamma'Zu
501 S Pine StHands down the best Italian food in Richmond!
Petite Italian restaurant dishing up pizzas, pasta & seafood dishes in a convivial ambiance.
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Dinamo
821 W Cary StPetite Italian restaurant dishing up pizzas, pasta & seafood dishes in a convivial ambiance.
"We’re a local coffeeshop loving, farmer’s market friendly, preservative free, chickens in the backyard, beers on the porch, bagel in the morning kind of company."
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Nate's Bagels
21 S Allen Ave"We’re a local coffeeshop loving, farmer’s market friendly, preservative free, chickens in the backyard, beers on the porch, bagel in the morning kind of company."
Delicious Cuban food from one of Richmond's famous restaurateurs.
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Kuba Kuba
1601 Park AveDelicious Cuban food from one of Richmond's famous restaurateurs.
Playful, sophisticated spins on French cuisine & craft cocktails in an eclectic, art-filled space.
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L'opossum
626 China StPlayful, sophisticated spins on French cuisine & craft cocktails in an eclectic, art-filled space.
Delicious gourmet pizza! Handmade dough is used in the pizzas at this Italian option also serving beers & sandwiches.
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Pizza & Beer of Richmond
2553 W Cary StDelicious gourmet pizza! Handmade dough is used in the pizzas at this Italian option also serving beers & sandwiches.
Great local brewery! This brewhouse with a laid-back vibe & rotating beers on draft offers indoor & outdoor seating.
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Triple Crossing
113 S Foushee StGreat local brewery! This brewhouse with a laid-back vibe & rotating beers on draft offers indoor & outdoor seating.
The Veil Brewing is a Virginia craft brewery focused on hop-forward beers, fruited goses/ales, spirit barrel aged stouts and barleywines, lagers, and wild ales.
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Veil Brewing Co.
1509B Roseneath RdThe Veil Brewing is a Virginia craft brewery focused on hop-forward beers, fruited goses/ales, spirit barrel aged stouts and barleywines, lagers, and wild ales.
Arts and Culture
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, or VMFA, is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States, which opened in 1936. It hosts a world renowned private collection (including the new and controversial "Rumors of War") as well as amazing rotating travelling collections.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Arthur Ashe BlvdThe Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, or VMFA, is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States, which opened in 1936. It hosts a world renowned private collection (including the new and controversial "Rumors of War") as well as amazing rotating travelling collections.
Planned as the city's signature noncollecting contemporary art museum with an international reputation, located at an important crossroads corner location of Belvidere Street and Broad Street, a center location in Richmond's lively art scene.
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Institute for Contemporary Art
601 W Broad StPlanned as the city's signature noncollecting contemporary art museum with an international reputation, located at an important crossroads corner location of Belvidere Street and Broad Street, a center location in Richmond's lively art scene.
Amazing performances in a historical renovated must see Mosque. The Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park, the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Formerly known as The Mosque and the Landmark Theater, the Altria Theater was originally built for Shriners of the Acca Temple Shrine.
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Teatro Altria
6 N Laurel StAmazing performances in a historical renovated must see Mosque. The Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park, the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Formerly known as The Mosque and the Landmark Theater, the Altria Theater was originally built for Shriners of the Acca Temple Shrine.
Gallery5 is an arts center, museum, gallery, venue, and community space in Richmond, VA. It is located at 200 West Marshall Street in Richmond, VA, in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.
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Gallery5
200 W Marshall StGallery5 is an arts center, museum, gallery, venue, and community space in Richmond, VA. It is located at 200 West Marshall Street in Richmond, VA, in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.
1708 Gallery's mission is to present exceptional new art. 1708 Gallery is committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation for emerging and established artists and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of new art for the public.
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1708 Gallery
319 W Broad St1708 Gallery's mission is to present exceptional new art. 1708 Gallery is committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation for emerging and established artists and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of new art for the public.
Sightseeing
The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond its capital.
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Tredegar Iron Works
470 Tredegar StThe Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond its capital.
A visit to the Children's Museum isn't just fun (although it definitely is that). It's an opportunity for the whole family to play and learn together.
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Museo Infantil de Richmond
2626 W Broad StA visit to the Children's Museum isn't just fun (although it definitely is that). It's an opportunity for the whole family to play and learn together.
The Science Museum of Virginia is an amazing museum. Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former Broad Street Station, built in 1917. Really cool and eclectic exhibitions that will entertain the whole family.
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Museo de Ciencias de Virginia
2500 W Broad StThe Science Museum of Virginia is an amazing museum. Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former Broad Street Station, built in 1917. Really cool and eclectic exhibitions that will entertain the whole family.
Wildlife center conserving aquatic animals, fish & reptiles offering weekend animal encounters. Home to Maymont farms, various outdoor wildlife exhibits, and the Robins Nature Center - a 29,000-square-foot attraction, is the largest facility of its kind in central Virginia and holds close to 30,000 gallons of aquaria showcasing animals of the James River and Chesapeake Bay.
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Centro de Naturaleza Maymont
2201 Shields Lake DrWildlife center conserving aquatic animals, fish & reptiles offering weekend animal encounters. Home to Maymont farms, various outdoor wildlife exhibits, and the Robins Nature Center - a 29,000-square-foot attraction, is the largest facility of its kind in central Virginia and holds close to 30,000 gallons of aquaria showcasing animals of the James River and Chesapeake Bay.
Belle Isle is a small 54-acre island in the city of Richmond, Virginia. Belle Island lies within the James River, and being owned by the city it serves as a city park. Great place for walking, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, biking, and playing on the river rocks with your best friend!
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Belle Isle
1 Belle IsleBelle Isle is a small 54-acre island in the city of Richmond, Virginia. Belle Island lies within the James River, and being owned by the city it serves as a city park. Great place for walking, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, biking, and playing on the river rocks with your best friend!
Brown's Island is an artificial continental island on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, formed by the Haxall Canal. Part of the city's James River Park, it is the popular venue of a large number of outdoor concerts and festivals in the spring and summer, such as the weekly Friday Cheers concert series or Dominion Riverrock. The Rivanna Subdivision Trestle crosses over the island.
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Brown's Island
South 7th StreetBrown's Island is an artificial continental island on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, formed by the Haxall Canal. Part of the city's James River Park, it is the popular venue of a large number of outdoor concerts and festivals in the spring and summer, such as the weekly Friday Cheers concert series or Dominion Riverrock. The Rivanna Subdivision Trestle crosses over the island.
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street on "Quality Row" in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1975.
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
600 N 2nd StThe Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street on "Quality Row" in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1975.
Pipeline Park is accessed via a small catwalk on top of a pipeline that cuts across a section of the James River in Richmond, Virginia. The walkway is just above water level, and occasionally below it when the flow is high. On a small island just across from the pipeline is a large Great Blue Heron rookery, where dozens of herons nest and raise their chicks.
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Pipeline Overlook
Pipeline Park is accessed via a small catwalk on top of a pipeline that cuts across a section of the James River in Richmond, Virginia. The walkway is just above water level, and occasionally below it when the flow is high. On a small island just across from the pipeline is a large Great Blue Heron rookery, where dozens of herons nest and raise their chicks.
A museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of original manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings.
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Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 E Main StA museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of original manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings.