The Wickham Garden Cafe is open for lunch weekdays year round. 200 E. Marshall St. 428 N. Boulevard This venerable society, established in 1831, opened seven renovated and expanded galleries and a museum shop in 1992. The library houses the world's largest collection of Virginia history materials. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Boulevard at Grove Avenue From Faberge eggs to 20th century abstraction, from ancient Egyptian sculptors to Monet, the Virginia Museum offers up a wide-ranging variety of art.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
1500 N. Lombardy St. This predominantly black, modern university traces its roots to three schools, including the 1865 Richmond Theological School for Freemen, that were merged in 1899 on this site. Dominating the older campus area are fine examples of Romanesque Revival style architecture. An imaginative memorial to Virginia's dead from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, this state-operated shrine commands a great view of the downtown skyline and the James River. Embedded in the floor of the monument are authentic relics gathered from the world's battle areas. Wickham-Valentine House 1015 E. Clay St. Completed in 1812 for one of Richmond's foremost lawyers, John Wickham, the house is now restored and part of the Valentine Museum complex.