NEAR RICHMOND
If you have some time on Sunday or want to extend your trip by a day or two,
there are a lot of things to do in the greater Richmond area.
1. The Virginia Capital Trail is a 54 mile dedicated, paved pedestrian and bicycle trail that runs along the scenic Route 5 corridor from the first settlement at Jamestown, to the first capital at Williamsburg to the present capital in Richmond. https://www.virginiacapitaltrail.org/
2. The Civil War Cold Harbor Battlefield Site, site of one of the final and bloodiest battles of the Civil War (about 25 minutes from the hotels). https://www.nps.gov/rich/learn/historyculture/cold-harbor.htm
3. Petersburg Battlefield--site of the longest siege of the Civil War (30 minutes from the hotels). https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm
4. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737 and replaced Williamsburg as the capital of Virginia in 1779. Colonial Williamsburg (about 45 minutes away) is a wonderful place to visit. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/
5. Richmond’s history dates back about 400 years to the first colonists who arrived in Jamestown (about an hour away) in 1607. https://historicjamestowne.org/
6. The American Revolution ended about an hour away with the Battle of Yorktown (an hour away). https://www.nps.gov/york/index.htm
7. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania (Chancellorsville)--the world’s second largest battlefield park (about an hour from the hotels). https://www.nps.gov/frsp/planyourvisit/index.htm
8. You can visit President Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello, near Charlottesville (a 75 minute drive). https://home.monticello.org/
9. President James Madison, lived with his wife, Dolly, at his home Montpelier (about 90 minutes away), which has been recently restored.
10. Appomatox Court House--where the Civil War ended (1 hour, 45 mins from hotels) https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm