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Main Street Station
Signature Shockoe, Canal 2-Hour Walking Tour
Signature Shockoe, Canal 2-Hour Walking Tour
Signature Shockoe, Canal 2-Hour Walking Tour
Signature Shockoe, Canal 2-Hour Walking Tour

Signature Shockoe, Canal 2-Hour Walking Tour

By The Richmond Tour Guys
10 out of 10
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Overview

Tour Richmond's Historic Canal District and Shockoe Bottom, See The Poe Museum, The King Jame's Cross, Murals, and the oldest continuing Mason's Hall in the Commonwealth. You will experience the storey of Richmond's growth from small tobacco town to becoming a major financial centre and capitol of the Commonwealth. Visit the site of Richmond's infamous slave trade and hear the narrative of prominence and problems in the Ante-Bellum era. Your tour will bring to life the significance of the James River in creating the vibrant city RVA was and has become. We begin at the Valentine First Freedom Centre (the site of the original capitol, and conclude at the historic Main St Station. Tour length is approximately two hours.

Activity location

  • Edgar Allan Poe Museum
    • 1914 E Main St # 16,
    • 23223-6964, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Valentine First Freedom Center
    • 14 South 14th Street
    • 23219, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Edgar Allan Poe Museum
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
See The Poe Museum in the oldest existing house in Richmond Here about a true Richmonder Edgar Allen Poe.
Main Street Station
  • 10m
Visit the Beaux Art Train Station beautifully restored and a beautifuyl example of early 20th century architecture.
Triple Crossing Downtown
  • 10m
The only triple crossing of three major railways in the US located by the canal and the monument to Henry 'Box" Brown.
Canal Walk
  • 20m
Walk along the old Haxall Canal, where the world's largest flour mill (The Gallegos) once made Richmond the flour capitol of the world See the site of the original Street Art/Mural festival and Washington's vision for a canal linking the City to the Ohio River
Christopher Newport Cross
  • 10m
Visit the replica of the cross erected to celebrate the first meeting between John Smith and the Native Pamunkey. here the storey around early English attempts to settle the area and its growth into a world class tobacco centre.
Libby Prison
  • 5m
Visit the site of Richmond's infamous Civil War Prison and its most daring escape in 1864. Here the role of Crazy Bett Van Lew in their plans
Masons' Hall
  • 5m
Stop by the oldest continuing Masons' Hall in Virginia begun by George Washington in 1785, frequewnted by Marshall, Randall, and Lafayette.
Shockoe Bottom Clay (Pass by)
Discover the hidden gems of the James River and Shockoe Bottom and the restaurant/nightlife of Main St.
James River Park, Flood Wall Trail (Pass by)
See and hear about the impact of the James, and historic flooding in the development of the city.
Market Slip (Pass by)
Walk through one of the original outdoor markets in RVA and hear about its rebirth as an dining destination.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEdgar Allan Poe Museum
    • 1914 E Main St # 16,
    • 23223-6964, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEThe Valentine First Freedom Center
    • 14 South 14th Street
    • 23219, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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