Richmond International Airport is just a couple hours South of Washington, D.C. and shuttles to our nation’s Capitol are available. Six major airlines service Richmond International, a couple major commuters, three cargo carriers and a handful of air taxis. One of the nice terminal features is free meet and greet parking, which costs a couple dollars even at smaller regional airports.
Three-and-a-half million people travel through the gates at RIC every year. The airport is mostly dedicated to business travel. The new terminal was opened in July of 2007, and efficiently separates arrival and departure passengers. Many of these visitors commute to Washington, D.C. and this terminal is served by eight auto rental companies,they include Hertz, Budget, Alamo, and National. To compare car hire suppliers and find cheap car rental at Richmond airport, search here.
Richmond is known as ‘The Gateway to Virginia’s Capital Region’. This area is rich in 400 years of colonial history. From Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood, you can take a short drive downtown to the newly renovated State Capitol with Thomas Jefferson style architecture. If you’re down for a few nearby road trips, you can easily travel to Thomas Jefferson’s home ‘Monticello’ outside of Charlottesville. Along Interstate 64 west of Richmond is the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is a scenic route through the Blue Ridge Mountains often described as “America’s favorite drive”. To the north of Richmond Interstate 95 will guide you to our U.S. Capitol.
The tri-city area of Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown is called ‘the birthplace of American democracy’. Open any history book documenting our quest for independence from the British, and you’ll find excerpts about these cities.
During the Civil War, one of the rally calls was “On to Richmond”, because so many roads led to battlefields across Virginia. In modern times, these roads to battle have been identified and grouped together as ‘Civil War Trails’ which the State of Virginia willingly shares with guests.
Six U.S. Presidents and Civil War Confederate President Jefferson Davis are all buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. This historical landmark, is situated on well-manicured hills overlooking the James River, and honors the last resting places for many Confederate soldiers.
A unique low cost Richmond attraction is the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, one of the largest botanical exhibits in the world. From spring through September, the Garden features a live butterfly exhibit and flowering plants, both displaying beautiful vistas
for visitors who can fork over 10 bucks or less to see them.