Name: Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
Address: Capitol Square, Richmond, VA, 23219

In 1951, Barbara Johns and other students led a strike to protest the conditions at their racially segregated school. The students then contacted NAACP attorneys; the lawsuit that followed was joined with four other cases as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954), which ruled against “separate but equal” education. This memorial recognizes these Virginians.

Virginia Civil Rights Memorial

We’re a community of runners, hikers, bikers and ballplayers. We’re an outdoor playground, designed by Mother Nature, with class III and IV rapids running right through our downtown. A 52-mile bike trail runs along the James. The Richmond Marathon and Ukrop’s 10k are huge celebrations, and the whole region comes out to cheer on our local teams. In fact, we’re so sports-minded that the Washington Redskins have their training camp right in the center of the city. Add to that awesome hotels, beautiful venues, attractions, art, craft beer, more than 900 restaurants and a convenient location, and you’ve got a top choice for your next sports event. Welcome to RVA!

From indoor to outdoor facilities, the Richmond region has the fields, pitches, diamonds, venues and the dedicated staff to ensure your event is a huge success. 



Sports Richmond, VA

Designed by Thomas Jefferson, the State Capitol houses America’s oldest legislative assembly. Daily one-hour guided tours showcase historical statuary and paintings, rare exhibit objects, and newly restored legislative chambers. Self-guided tours also are available. And don't miss the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, unveiled in 2008 at Capitol Square. The Executive Mansion is the oldest continuously occupied governor’s home (since 1813) in the country.

Virginia Capitol and Executive Mansion

Meriwether's at the Capitol is your source all your dining needs at the Virginia State Capitol and General Assembly Building.

Meriwether's Capitol Café

Among the oldest in the nation, this 12-acre park is home to the National Historic Landmark Virginia State Capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson, the oldest purpose-built U.S. executive mansion still serving as a governor's residence, and many monuments and memorials. Walk winding paths in a landscape that has both seen and shaped American history. Garden secret: This park has an empty crypt. The George Washington Equestrian Monument was to be the President's final resting place, but he remains buried at his Mount Vernon home.

Capitol Square Preservation Council

Rueger's, located inside The Commonwealth hotel, pays homage to the original eatery that opened on this site in 1846. Specializing in Southern comfort food with a healthy and modern twist, everyone will find something on our men that hits the spot. We are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and in our quest to give our guests a unique, local experience, brew coffee roasted at Richmond's Black Hand Coffee Company and serve some of RVA's best local moonshine and craft beers.

Rueger's at The Commonwealth

Creative and custom toppings are piled atop waffles and paired with coffee or cocktails.

Capitol Waffle Shop

Capitol Waffle Shop-Midlothian

A full service British Restaurant located in Downtown Richmond VA.

British Embassy

Brooklyn native Enrico "Jo-Jo" Armetta has been serving the downtown Richmond office district at the corner of 12th and Main Street for 20 years...and still going!

JoJo's Famous NY Style Pizza & Subs

New York-style pizza by the pie or the slice, along with subs and salads. A favorite delivery option for downtown dwellers. Closed weekends.

This Victorian Gothic building, completed as Richmond's city hall in 1894, is as dramatic inside with its 3-foot granite walls as it is outside. Now a private office building, the interior "courtyard" is a three-story painted cast-iron marvel. Troubled from the beginning, with a 400 percent cost overrun during its construction, the building was saved from demolition by the Historic Richmond Foundation. Visitors welcome on the first floor only. The building is open during normal business hours.

Old City Hall

Muffins, pastries, soup, sandwiches and wraps.

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