The Ultimate RVA Bucket List

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Here are 70+ things you absolutely MUST do in Richmond — for starters.

— by the RVAx team

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Eat at these mouth-watering restaurants

Nate’s Bagels | 21 S Allen Ave (The Fan)

Perly’s | 111 E Grace St (Monroe Ward)

Rappahannock | 320 E Grace St (City Center)

Shyndigz | 1912 W Cary St (The Fan)

Stella’s | 1012 Lafayette St (Near West End)

Sub Rosa Bakery | 620 N 25th St (Church Hill)

ZZQ | 3201 W Moore St (Scott’s Addition)

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Drink some beer

The Answer | 6008 W Broad St (Near West End)

Ardent Craft Ales | 3200 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)

Basic City Beer Co | 212 W 6th St (Manchester)

Benchtop Brewing Craft Brewing Co | 434 Hull St (Manchester)

Bingo Beer Co | 2900 W Broad St (Scott’s Addition)

Center of the Universe Brewing Co. | 11293 Air Park Rd (Ashland)

Dancing Kilt Brewery | 12912 Old Stage Rd (Chester)

Final Gravity Brewing Company | 6118 Lakeside Ave (Lakeside)

Garden Grove Brewing & Urban Winery | 3445 W Cary St (Carytown)

Hardywood | 2410 Ownby Ln (Diamond District) and 820 Sanctuary Trail Dr (West Creek)

Intermission Beer Company | 10180 Lakeridge Pkwy #114 (Ashland) and 10089 Brook Rd Unit A (Glen Allen)

Kindred Spirit Brewing | 1626 Ownby Ln (Diamond District) and 12830 W Creek Pkwy Unit J (West Creek)

Legend Brewing Co. | 321 W 7th St (Manchester)

Main Line Brewery | 1603 Ownby Ln (Diamond District)

Midnight Brewery | 2410 Granite Ridge Rd (Rockville)

Origin Beer Lab | 106 S Railroad Ave (Ashland)

Richbrau Brewing | 5 S 20th St (Shockoe Bottom)

Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop | 3406 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)

Steam Bell Brewery | 1717 Oak Lake Blvd (Midlothian)

Stone Brewing | 4300 Williamsburg Ave (Rocketts Landing)

Strangeways Brewing | 3110 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition) and 2277A Dabney Rd (Near West End)

Tabol Brewing | 704 Dawn St (Northside)

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery | 3406 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)

Trapezium Brewing Co. | 423 3rd St (Petersburg)

Triple Crossing | 113 S Foushee St (Monroe Ward), 5203 Hatcher St (Fulton), and 1101 Winterfield Crossing (Midlothian)

Väsen Brewing Company | 3331 W Moore St (Scott’s Addition)

The Veil Brewing Co.| 1509B Belleville St (Scott’s Addition) and 4910 Forest Hill Ave (Forest Hill)

WayGone Brewery | 10612 Patterson Ave (Henrico)

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See these stunning museums & historic sites

Agecroft Hall & Gardens | 4305 Sulgrave Rd (Windsor Farms)

Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia | 122 W Leigh St (Jackson Ward)

Children’s Museum of Richmond | 2626 W Broad St (The Fan)

Hollywood Cemetery | 412 S Cherry St (Oregon Hill)

Library of Virginia | 800 E Broad St (Downtown)

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site | 600 N 2nd St (Jackson Ward)

The Poe Museum | 1914 E Main St (Downtown)

Science Museum of Virginia | 2500 W Broad St (The Fan)

Historic St. John’s Church | 2401 E Broad St (Church Hill)

The Valentine | 1015 E Clay St (Downtown)

Virginia Holocaust Museum | 2000 E Cary St (Downtown)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd (Museum District)

Virginia Museum of History & Culture | 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd (Museum District)

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Get outdoors

Lie out on the Belle Isle Dry Rocks

Stroll by the Canal Walk Murals | 1201 Haxall Point (Downtown)

Float on the James River (how-tos here)

See the blooms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | 1800 Lakeside Ave (Lakeside)

Take in the river and city views at Libby Hill Park | 2801 E Franklin St (Church Hill)

Visit the animals at Maymont | 1700 Hampton St (Maymont)

Explore the Pipeline | 160 VA-195 (Downtown)

Tour the city at large on an RVATukTuk

Walk across the T Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge | Brown’s Island

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Catch some live music

Musical experiences

After 5 Fridays at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd (Museum District)

Flowers After 5 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | 1800 Lakeside Ave (Lakeside)

Friday Cheers on Brown’s Island | Brown’s Island (Downtown)

Must-visit concert venues

The Broadberry | 2729 W Broad St (The Fan)

The National | 708 E Broad St (Downtown)

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Walk around (and shop!) these major outdoor markets

RVA Big Market at Bryan Park | 4308 Hermitage Rd (Lakeside)

South of the James Market at Forest Hill Park | 4021 Forest Hill Ave (Forest Hill)

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Attend these fun af sporting events

Baseball: Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd (Diamond District)

Motorsports: Richmond Raceway events | 600 E Laburnum Ave (Near East Highland Park)

Soccer: Richmond Kickers (or Richmond Ivy!) | 3201 Maplewood Ave (Near Carytown)

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Go to these festivals

Carytown Watermelon Festival | Carytown

The Richmond Folk Festival | Brown’s Island (Downtown)

Iron Blossom Music Festival | Brown’s Island (Downtown)

Dominion Energy Riverrock | Brown’s Island (Downtown)

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Walk, run, or watch these iconic races

Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k

Richmond Marathon, Half & 8k

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Do these other things

Get your caffeine fix at Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co. | 3121 W Broad St (Museum District), 26 N Morris St (The Fan), and 4930 Forest Hill Ave C (Forest Hill)

See a movie at The Byrd Theatre | 2908 W Cary St (Carytown)

Have a drink at The Jefferson Hotel | 101 W Franklin St (Monroe Ward)

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