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	Richmond Landmarks



	Richmond is a city of monuments that has become something of a monument itself to America’s New South. The City’s historic buildings and world-class museums nestle next to new structures designed to harmonize with the past even as they define the city’s future. The re-built James River and Kanawha Canal “Canal Walk” allows visitors easy access to the only metropolitan whitewater river in the country. Buildings ranging from the historic Tredegar Iron Works to the modern Federal Reserve to the transportation hub Main Street Station are at the center of the River District, a popular entertainment and dining enclave. Entertainment, dining and nightlife activity continues to grow in Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom, two areas that have had a great rebirth after the construction of the floodwall in 1995.



	Turning Basin Canal boats depart from the Turning Basin at 14th and Dock Streets. Like many of the structures in Richmond, the Turning Basin has a rich history. It was a spot where mule-drawn barges could be turned around to traverse the Kanawha Canal system that George Washington envisioned would link the Atlantic Ocean to the Ohio River.


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