Landmark
Virginia State Capitol
The state capitol building on Capitol Square, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
2 min drive from the center · 0.5 km · 0.3 mi
Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Virginia, USA
Richmond
5 shuls (1 Chabad) · 1 kosher · 113 hotels on our map
Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Virginia State CapitolMaymontLewis Ginter Botanical GardenVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsScience Museum of Virginia
About
Virginia's capital has a small, warm Orthodox community in the West End, with a few shuls, a Chabad house and a kosher option or two. It is an easy stop between New York and the South, and a good base for Virginia's history sites.
Best time to goApr–June and Sept–Oct; summers are hot and humid.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Richmond
Nature & outdoors
Maymont
A large historic estate with gardens, a mansion and animal exhibits, a good family outing.
8 min drive from the center · 5.2 km · 3.2 mi
Photo: Chuck Redden from Petersburg, VA, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Big botanical gardens with a glass conservatory and a children's garden.
14 min drive from the center · 12.0 km · 7.4 mi
Photo: Eli Christman from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
One of the largest art museums in the country, with a sculpture garden outside.
7 min drive from the center · 5.2 km · 3.2 mi
Photo: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum
Science Museum of Virginia
Hands-on science museum in the old Broad Street Station, with a dome theater.
7 min drive from the center · 3.6 km · 2.3 mi
Photo: David Bjorgen · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Belle Isle
An island park in the James River, reached by a footbridge, with rocks and rapids to explore.
5 min drive from the center · 2.5 km · 1.6 mi
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
4 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from ShulMap and the Richmond Jewish Federation (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
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