How to crush a weekend in Richmond

?? Hey, Kristen right here, mid-Atlantic bureau chief for Axios Native and fortunate colleague of Workforce D.C.

I’m simply again from visiting our new crew in Richmond, a metropolis I’ve been which means to take a look at for oh, possibly a decade? By no means might encourage myself for a doubtlessly hellish highway journey down I-95, although.

• Properly hiya, Amtrak: A ticket to RVA begins at $15. I extremely suggest it.

Right here’s a fast recap of my journey.

The practice experience: After stopping in Alexandria, you cruise alongside the economic bottom of exurbia for some time. However previous Quantico, the views open out onto the Potomac. The ultimate hour-ish traverses marshy wetland. Name it a 7 out of 10 total for surroundings.

• Professional tip: Get off at Staples Mill Highway and Uber to your lodge from there. You miss the splendor of the downtown rail station however save half-hour.

The meals: Meals lovers ought to e-book forward for dinner at Brenner Cross or The Roosevelt. Breakfast of Eggs Benedict over latkes at Perly’s will gasoline a great lengthy go to downtown.

The drinks: Richmond has a giant beer scene; Scott’s Addition, a neighborhood full of breweries, might fill a complete day if that’s your factor. Cocktail snobs finest put a pin in The Jasper; I’d love one other spherical of the Ramble On (rhubarb amaro, rye, blackberry, lemon, pineapple).

The sights: My tour of the Capitol constructing was distinctive (shout-out to information Emily McLeod, an Axios superfan!); excursions are free, on the hour.

• For a disorienting however edifying outing, drive down Monument Avenue — a grand boulevard lined by Richmond’s ritziest actual property — to see the place the large Accomplice statues used to face.
• Additionally, the river. Scale the highest of Hollywood Cemetery for sweeping views of the James. Or ask a neighborhood to steer you behind the flood wall downtown for a stroll atop a giant drainage pipe that runs proper alongside the muddy shoreline. It’s heron metropolis.

Briefly … give up pushing aside a visit to Richmond!