"I would imagine 'I wish I had enough money to bring that back to life,'" Canada recalled. "'That is beautiful architecture. Why doesn't someone see it?'"
Whether you explore the Museum District, raft down the James River, or eat your way through the Church Hill neighborhood, it's easy to see what makes Richmond, Virginia special. Here are our favorite things to do on your next visit to the Commonwealth's capital city.
While Richmond's Black History Museum and Cultural Center celebrates Black history every day, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the museum is planning some special events.
Turning Point Pen Co., which sells pens ranging from $600 to five figures, is expanding production by taking some of the work out of the hands of owner Michael Kahwajy-Hyland.
History is always close at hand in a colonial city especially one that’s home to a Thomas Jefferson–designed state capitol and the graves of two other presidents (James Monroe and John Tyler).