Sights & Attractions in Richmond, Fredericksburg and the Northern Neck

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Canal Walk The 1.25-mi Canal Walk meanders through downtown Richmond along...	Transportation Sites, Promenades / Boardwalks	Richmond

Chimborazo Medical Museum This was once the Confederacy's largest and best-equipped hospital...	Museums / Galleries, Military Sites	Richmond

Confederate Cemetery This cemetery contains the remains of more than 2,000 soldiers...	Cemeteries	Fredericksburg

Confederate War Memorial Chapel Built in 1887 by Confederate veterans, this tiny nondenominational...	Religious Sites	Richmond

Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center In an 1816 building once used as a market and town hall, this...	Museums / Galleries	Fredericksburg


James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library This tiny one-story building—on the site where Monroe...	Museums / Galleries, Libraries	Fredericksburg

Library of Virginia As the official state archive, this library preserves and provides...	Libraries	Richmond

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site From 1904 to 1934, this restored 28-room brick building was the...	Houses / Mansions	Richmond

Mary Washington Grave and Monument A 40-foot granite obelisk, dedicated by President Grover Cleveland...	Memorials / Monuments	Fredericksburg

University of Mary Washington Galleries On campus are two art galleries. The Ridderhof Martin Gallery...	Museums / Galleries, Educational Institutions	Fredericksburg

Virginia Aviation Museum The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane sits proudly outside...	Museums / Galleries	Richmond

Virginia Center for Architecture Housed in a Tudor Revival mansion on Monument Avenue designed...	Museums / Galleries	Richmond

Virginia Holocaust Museum The city's most poignant museum is housed in the former Climax...	Museums / Galleries	Richmond

Virginia War Memorial A statue called Memory overlooks a wall with thousands of names...	Memorials / Monuments	Richmond
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