Top of the list of places to visit is the Byrd Theater’ This is a movie about a mansion built a century ago’ The architecture is typical of the era of Italian marble and the interior style murals’ Boxes and a balcony overlooking the room below’ For treatment on Saturday evening, an organ that once accompanied silent movies Wurlitzer, is played’ The audience can sing along because the lyrics are displayed on the screen’ Staff have fun on their clothes from the 1920s and second films are shown each day’ It is a favorite spot for residents and visitors to Richmond’

Next on the list is Shockoe Slip’ Since the 17th century, Shockoe Slip, the city’s oldest business district and once the site of the State Capitol, was occupied business’ Most of the first buildings were destroyed during the civil war, but the cobblestones and the original structures dating from 1868-1888 historical strike an ideal place to visit’ Today you can find the elegant dining room and a large entertainment center’

No visit would be complete without a visit to the State Capitol’ Classical Revival building, designed by Thomas Jefferson, was the model of a Roman temple’ The central rotunda is a life-size statue of George Washington is reputed to be the only one who actually requested’ A small dome displays busts of eight U’S’ presidents from Virginia’ There is a museum in the old Hall of the House of Delegates’ This historic building leads to life’

Fourth on the list is the District of fans’ Fans district was built along the streetcar lines of the 19th century and the streets that comprise the district literally lay like a fan’ Many homes have a historic plaque that shows the year it was built from 1890 to 1930 for the majority’ Although many have been restored, most have retained the beautiful original wood windows, grimacing gargoyles adorned with sculptures and columns’ Just walking in the area is an activity’ The neighbors are friendly and VCU students or residents are members of the settled community’ Tourists with children would want to stop at the door Thursday at Park Avenue’ Those interested should go to the Richmond area’

No visit to Richmond was completed with a visit to the Church of San Juan’ St’ John’s Church is the site of the Convention of 1775 in Virginia, where the patriots met to discuss the issue of taking up arms against the British’ This is where Patrick Henry said his famous phrase: “Give me liberty or give me death!” The Church of San Juan is one of the oldest wooden structures in Virginia’

These places just get you started on your journey through Richmond’ Once you visit, you’ll want to stay and Nolde Condos is a great place to live when they finally decide that Richmond is their new city’

Nolde Condos in the Church Hill neighborhood – a great city, neighborhood, with the feeling of a small town’ The Church is the hill district of the historic environment of Richmond’ This district includes most of the original 32 blocks of the city established by Captain William Mayo in 1737′ Church Hill is one of the largest neighborhoods in the preserves of the nineteenth century United States’