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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0I think perhaps I’ve been spoiled by 24 hour access to everything in Orlando.\u00a0 Dining difficulties aside, I had a wonderful time in Richmond.<\/p>\n
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Day One<\/strong><\/p>\n The Edgar Allan Poe Museum-<\/em><\/p>\n This was top of my to do list and it didn’t disappoint.\u00a0 In fact I walked 40 minutes in the rain and cold that I didn’t know existed at the end of March in this country.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While it’s not technically Poe’s house, it is full of Poe artifacts and very friendly cats.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Virginia State Capital-<\/em><\/p>\n This building offers free tours all day and was designed by Thomas Jefferson, so that’s pretty cool.\u00a0 It was also used as the set for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and houses the only sculpture that George Washington actually sat for.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts-<\/em><\/p>\n This was the most surprising of the places I went.\u00a0 I love art, but to be completely honest I came for the happy hour.\u00a0 On Friday nights the museum stays open until 8:30 (which is kind of a big deal for anything in Richmond) and serves half price wine!\u00a0 It’s also a really world class museum.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n The Answer Brewpub-<\/em><\/p>\n After an evening of wine and art, I was ready to check out one of Richmond’s breweries.\u00a0 The Answer Brewpub caught my eye because they not only serve craft beer, but also Vietnamese food.\u00a0 This was another one of those places with a lot full of cars and not a soul inside, of course that meant no waiting for delicious Vietnamese food.\u00a0 So really, I shouldn’t complain.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Day Two<\/strong><\/p>\n Legend Brewing Co.-<\/em><\/p>\n I’m a sucker for a brewery and I chose this one because at 1pm on Saturdays they do a free brewery tour!\u00a0 At least that’s what it says on the website.\u00a0 Turns out it was actually a ploy to get me to wait at the bar and keep drinking until 2:30pm when the tour actually started…a ploy that totally worked.\u00a0 I’ll also add that I was not the only one at the bar kept waiting over an hour for a tour.\u00a0 After the tour when I got back to my car I noticed I was bleeding quite a lot from the back of the head.\u00a0 I’m not sure what happened and it’s likely unrelated, just thought I’d make a note of it.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Blue Bee Cidery-<\/em><\/p>\n This is another one I visited because of a free tour.\u00a0 I’m not the biggest cider fan, but this was actually pretty good.\u00a0 I usually find them too sweet, but Blue Bee offered some less sweet, more tart varieties, and a great tour that happened when they said it would.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Hanover Tavern-<\/em><\/p>\n I visited the Hanover Tavern in nearby Hanover, VA for a late night paranormal investigation!\u00a0 That’s obviously getting it’s own post, it was so much fun.\u00a0 We got to use all of the cool ghost hunting equipment from TV and everything.\u00a0 I’m still awaiting the big reveal of the voice recordings, but hopefully we got some good stuff.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Day Three<\/strong><\/p>\n Brunch at the Magpie-<\/em><\/p>\n This place was super cute.\u00a0 The menu was a bit trendy for my taste, but actually backed it up with very good food.\u00a0 The fish and grits and biscuits and gravy are to die for!\u00a0 The also make a bloody mary with bourbon, so that’s pretty great.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n James River Cellars Winery-<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n