This dynamic city on the James River deserves more of the tourist attention enjoyed by the nation’s capital two hours to the north. Richmond, Virginia — or “RVA,” as locals call it — has ...

Developed in partnership with Richmond Region Tourism and the historical Jefferson Hotel, the trail features eight initial attractions: the Ginter Garden, Maymont mansion, Virginia Museum of Fine ...

Virginia’s first tourism improvement district received approval this week and can begin collecting funds from Richmond-region travelers to fund tourism marketing efforts beginning July 1. Following ...

There are 152 hotels with more than 17,305 rooms in the region. There are more than 80 attractions in the Richmond region and attendance was reported to be more than 3.43 million for 2012.

"This is huge," said Jack Berry, CEO of Richmond Region Tourism which helped promote the initiative. "Because in Central Virginia, we have over 80 world-class attractions.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts topped the area's attractions by reporting attendance of nearly 594,000 visitors last year, followed by Maymont with 403,000 visitors and the Children's Museum of ...