• The ultimate insider's guide to Richmond for locals and experienced travelers
• Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides
• Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide
• Appeals to both the local market (more than 1.3 people call Richmond home)and the tourist market (16 million people visit Richmond every year!)
• Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs
Welcome to 111 Places in Richmond You Must Not Miss, a collection of the sites and experiences that make the River City such a special place. To those who don’t know Richmond, you’ll find the city itself to be a hidden gem, the cradle of 400 years of American history, steward of the magnificent James River, and the unlikely home to heralded culinary masters. To those who do know Richmond, the self-deprecating but proud populace inured to its remarkable features, by flipping through these pages you will uncover secrets about your city, new and old. You know Hollywood Cemetery, but do you know the final resting place of our famous psychic horse? Have you kept an open mind about our smaller neighbors to the North and South and gazed at the Heavens from “the Center of the Universe” or seen the Petersburg residence constructed entirely from tombstones? There’s something for everyone within these pages, whether nature lover, history buff, aesthete, epicurean, tippler, or just an adventurous soul seeking curiosities - the River City welcomes you to partake in its treasures. Join us in discovering the secret spots that Richmond hides so well.
