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Virginia's capital city is an interesting combination of compelling historic sites, appealing museums and outstanding architecture.                                                                         - "How to Spend the Perfect Weekend in Richmond, Virginia" eHow.com

You don't have to go that far south to find the South. Richmond, a mere two hours from Washington, has a magnolia-and-veranda-swing appeal that is worlds apart from anything even a little farther north. And notwithstanding its ties and testimonies to Robert E. Lee and other heroes of a long-lost world, Richmond today competes with Washington, its near neighbor, in up-to-date cultural sophistication."
-"Richmond's Old South Roots are Never Far Away," The New York Times, June 2007

"The city, with a metropolitan population of 1.2 million, is a bustling commercial and government center with a lively downtown and growing arts and entertainment districts."
-"Capital suggestion," The Columbus Dispatch, July 2007

"Serious dining in Richmond used to mean fancy French food served under a silver dome. Then in 1993, chef Jimmy Sneed, a protg of the late Washington, DC, chef Jean-Louis Palladin, opened The Frog and the Redneck and introduced the city to sophisticated Southern food with irreverent twists, like "redneck risotto" (grits). The Frog closed in 2001, but alums such as Dale Reitzer (who now owns Acacia) still credit Sneed with putting high-end Richmond restaurants in touch with the citys more laid back Southern side."
-"F&W Across America: Richmond, VA," Food & Wine, July 2007

"Have you ever played 'plan the perfect family outing'?...On a recent trip we discovered a real winner: Maymont, a 100-acre historic estate in Richmond, 100 miles south of Washington. We found something entertaining, even educational, for each member of my family, including two grandparents, two parents and three children ages 5, 6 and 10."
- "Saturday's Child: At Maymont, All Manor of Run," Washington Post