The United Kennel Club and Ultimate Air Dogs united together recently at Brown’s Island to host a dock diving event in which dogs jump as far as possible into a pool chasing his or her toy of choice. The dog and handler with the furthest jump wins.
Downtown
The Plaza is off of Canal Street next to the Federal Reserve Building and features the pictured cascading fountain along with a concert stage and lawn for their Friday at Sunset events.
A shot on Brown’s Island on one of the many walkways they have to point out hot spots and historical points of interest.
P mmmm,art of the city’s James River Park, it is the popular venue for the weekly Friday Cheers concert series and the James River Beer
and Seafood Festival. Beside being a music venue, the island is also home to pathways and is
a popular place for sightseeing. Visible from the island is Belle Isle, the Manchester Bridge, and the ruins of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge.
Monroe Park is common ground for the thousands of VCU students as the park connects much of the campus. Lawns and benches make this a relaxing area for students to take a break and play some frisbee or tan.
Canal Walk presents four hundred years of Richmond history with a 1.25 mile path
through downtown Richmond along the banks of the Haxall Canal and the
James River and Kanawha Canal.
The Poe Museum is quite the hotspot during the Halloween season as many people, native Richmonders and tourists alike, tour the house of one of America’s greatest horror writers, Edgar Allen Poe.
Belle Isle is located on the James River and was used as a Civil War Prison to hold the total population of 10,000 Union soldiers by 1863.
Stuart Circle in the Fan district of Richmond, Virginia, with a view of the First English Lutheran Church that was built back in 1911.
Richmond, VA Photograph of The Plaza at Main Street Station: Richmond, VA, uploaded originally by lawrence_thefourth
A very interesting picture of The Plaza under the James River Bridge upon it’s opening a couple of years ago. The Plaza is located next to the Main Street Train Station.