5 best ways to see Richmond, from a canal cruise to bike tour

The people at Enterprise Richmond — our city’s downtown booster club — set together its list of “necessary tours” just in time for summer.

Why it issues: Downtowns across the nation were being partially abandoned all through COVID-19 as office staff shifted to remote everyday living. Now the central metropolis is prepared to welcome us back again for a peek of all it has to supply and the way it is improved in the last two many years.

Venture’s record highlights anything from biking and walking to trolleying and whitewater rafting. Additionally:

Cannot choose? We can aid.

Karri’s decide: The JXN’s Task Vanguard Route. Introduced in October 2021 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Jackson Ward, the self-guided going for walks tour celebrates the “Harlem of the South” and the previously untold tales of the gentlemen and females who helped condition the neighborhood and the metropolis.

Ned’s decide on: Basket & Bike’s Downtown Sunset Bicycle Tour. I adore bicycle rides. You can deal with a whole lot of ground, but way much more intimately than in a auto. And they make it easy to stop by all the scenic trail and river places that make the town so exceptional.