111 Places in Richmond That You Must Not Miss

John Tucker grew up in Richmond, where he subsisted on Ukrops White House rolls as a child, slept under a Richmond Braves poster, and regularly rode his bike to the Pony Pasture flatwater. He discovered the 111 Places series while living in Chicago and immediately felt destined to write the Richmond edition. He is very grateful to have moved back to the River City, where he lives with his wife, children, and dog. Ashley Tucker grew up in Chester, Virginia, where she received her first camera from her grandfather over 20 years ago. After stints in New York and Chicago spent honing her photography skills, Ashley reunited with her hometown and used her camera to display Richmond's hidden treasures with her husband, the author of this book, their adventurous children, and rambunctious golden retriever.

• Abuelita’sThis is your grandmother’s Mexican | 10All Faiths ChapelIt’s not the size of your chapel… | 12AluminautUnlikely hero of the deep seas | 14The AquarianLet’s get metaphysical | 16Arthur Ashe TunnelA colorful tribute to Richmond’s favorite son | 18B.A. Sunderlin BellfoundryWhere the ringing all begins | 20Babe’s Volleyball CourtHidden oasis at the country’s oldest lesbian bar | 22Belgian BuildingAn architectural relic hiding in plain sight | 24The Bent SpikeA dark curiosity at Old City Hall | 26Berkeley PlantationSite of America’s first Thanksgiving | 28Bertha’s Country LaneBringin’ the boondocks to the Fan | 30Birthplace of SecretariatBig Red’s old stomping grounds | 32Black Rabbit TattooBeacon in a sea of ink | 34Blackbyrd GoodsMakers of Richmond’s most stylish accessories | 36Blandford ChurchHistoric home to 15 Tiffany windows | 38Blue AtlasA new take on old school cuisine | 40Branch House LibraryA reading nook circa the Gilded Age | 42Burlesque at Gallery5Turn up the heat at Richmond’s oldest firehouse | 44Cannon at Drewry’s BluffThe gun that prolonged the Civil War | 46Church Hill TunnelTragedy on the tracks | 48Cold Harbor & Gaines’ MillThe intersection of two Civil War campaigns | 50The CraterPetersburg’s deepest wound | 52Crossroads Art CenterA labyrinth of local culture | 54The Cucumber TreeThe oldest living witness to Virginia history | 56Dandelion Springs ApiarySee what the buzz is all about | 58The Egyptian BuildingRichmond’s temple to medical education | 60Evergreen CemeteryA graveyard abandoned to nature | 62Family Portraits at the QuirkLegendary characters of Richmond’s most fun hotel | 64Fan Guitar and UkuleleMain Street’s little slice of Oahu | 66Feed Ur BeaverMural, mural on the wall | 68Gardens at Agecroft HallA bit of Old Blighty in Windsor Farms | 70Gators at the JeffersonPay a visit to the city’s snappiest hotel | 72Ghost ChurchIn memory of the pioneers for religious freedom | 74The Glass SpotLearn the art of glassmaking from the pros | 76Goochland Drive-InA double-feature dose of nostalgia | 78Governor’s AntiquesA maze of architectural treasure | 80Grant’s HQ from LincolnHollywood finds history in Petersburg | 82Grave of Lady WonderPay tribute to the Mare of Richmond | 84GWARbarWhere death metal meets fine dining | 86Hall of PresidentsAn ode to the Mother of Presidents | 88Hanover TavernAmerica’s first dinner theater | 90Henry “Box” Brown MemorialMemorial to a daring escape from enslavement | 92Hollywood RapidThe best urban whitewater in the country | 94Hotel GreeneMystery, intrigue, and miniature golf | 96Iron DogSteadfast guardian of Hollywood Cemetery | 98Ironclad CoffeeA great cuppa joe and the city’s oldest can | 100Jewish-American Hall of FameA Shockoe celebration of Jewish accomplishment | 102John Marshall Barber ShopHistoric handlers of high-profile hair | 104John Marshall’s Wine CellarKeeper of supreme libations | 106Join or Die KnivesCraftsmen of exquisite cutlery | 108Keeble ObservatoryView the Cosmos from the Center of the Universe | 110Keystone Truck & Tractor MuseumHorsepower of a different color | 112The KickstandGatekeepers of the Capital Trail | 114Klaus Family Tree HouseCultivate big dreams at the Children’s Garden | 116Leigh Street ArmoryFortress in the heart of Jackson Ward | 118Madison’s NecklaceFibers from a Founding Father | 120Maggie Walker HouseHome of Richmond’s favorite daughter | 122Manchester Climbing WallRuins with a modern purpose | 124Manchester DocksWhere enslaved Africans first met the New World | 126Meadowgate AlpacasThe cutest herd this side of the Andes | 128MekongUnlikely birthplace of Richmond’s craft brew scene | 130The Mighty WurlitzerThe voice of Richmond’s movie palace | 132Monumental ChurchMemorial to Richmond’s worst disaster | 134Mount MaladyFirst English hospital in the New World | 136The Necessary HouseWhen ya gotta go, why go it alone? | 138New Pump-HouseHaunted castle on the James | 140Outpost RichmondBike shop and bodega for the everyday rider | 142Patrick Henry’s PewFocal point of American independence | 144Penny Lane PubYou’ll never walk alone in downtown Richmond | 146PipelineTightrope over the James | 148Poe’s Childhood BedWhat visions haunted the Raven while lying here ? | 150Pole Green ProducePreferred purveyor of Hanover’s favorite fruit | 152Powhatan StoneA memorial to native Virginia royalty | 154Rest in PiecesFinding beauty in death | 156Richmond BMXReal-life Excitebike in Gillie’s Creek Park | 158The Richmond DairyIf these milk bottles could talk… | 160Richmond Fencing ClubSabre the flavor in Scott’s Addition | 162Richmond HillHistoric sanctuary atop Church Hill | 164Richmond Pinball CollectiveHit the flippers with the pinheads of Midlothian | 166Richmond Raceway InfieldA quiet walk around the region’s biggest venue | 168Richmond Railroad MuseumHonoring the city’s roots in the rails | 170Richmond Triangle PlayersTrailblazers among the city’s theater community | 172River City Roller DerbyI gotta have more cowbell, baby! | 174Robins Nature CenterA birds-eye view of Virginia nature | 176Ruins at Belle IsleArchitectural ghosts on the James | 178Rumors of WarA new rider in the Museum District | 180Scuffletown ParkFlourishing Fan pocket park | 182Section OHome to the River City Red Army | 184Sharp’s IslandWilderness in the center of the city | 186Shockoe Sessions LiveAcoustic sanctuary in the heart of downtown | 188Shrine of MemoryMonument to Virginia’s fallen heroes | 190Soldiers’ SectionA memorial to Jewish Confederates | 192Squashapenny JunctionShop in the store that time forgot | 194Sunken Barges at Dutch GapPaddle between the ghost ships | 196Tad Lincoln’s FlagA souvenir of surrender | 198Tanglewood OrdinaryPull up a chair for Grandmother’s Sunday Dinner | 200Texas Beach Skate ParkEpicenter of Richmond’s DIY skateboarding scene | 202Ti Ameny NetPay a visit to an Egyptian lady | 204Tom Wolfe’s Childhood Home“The perfect place to grow up” | 206Tombstone HouseVirginia’s most bizarre home | 208Trapezium HouseA new slant on an old classic | 210Tsarevich EggA vestige of Russian royalty | 212Tuckahoe SchoolhouseWhere Jefferson learned to read and write | 214Union Seminary GargoyleVigilant guardian of Morton Library | 216Valentine’s Meat JuiceThe proteinaceous potion that launched a dynasty | 218Vinyl Conflict RecordsWax for the masses | 220Virago SpiritsBooze of great stature, strength, and courage | 222Virginia Motorsports ParkNext-level speed at Richmond’s “other” raceway | 224Visual Arts CenterHub for the city’s creatives | 226White House of the ConfederacyRelic of wartime Richmond | 228Wolf Creek Tribal CenterThe native perspective on Virginia history | 230