Two U.S. presidents are buried in Hollywood cemetery.

Unique Facts

• Virginia's Richmond Region comprises the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and New Kent and the city of Richmond.
• In 2005 the Richmond Region hosted 186 meetings and conventions confirmed by the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, totaling 110,000 room nights and 134,692 attendees.
• The Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau assisted 140 groups, representing 110,000 delegates in 2005.
• In 1775 Richmond, Va. was the site of one of the earliest and most famous meetings, the Second Virginia Convention, where Patrick Henry gave his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech.
• The Richmond Region was recently designated a Five-Star Metro area for business opportunity by Expansion Management magazine. The top 20 percent of all U.S. metros receive this designation based on their overall business climate and attractiveness for growing businesses.
• Eight Fortune 500 companies are headquartered here - Brink's, CarMax Inc., Circuit City Stores, Dominion Resources, Genworth Financial, LandAmerica Financial, Owens & Minor and Performance Food Group - and four companies in the Fortune 1000 - Albemarle, Markel, Massey Energy and Universal. 
• The Richmond Region is one of the top five Best Places to Live and Work in America according to BestJobsUSA.com.
• Although there are no movie stars buried in Hollywood Cemetery, it is the final resting place of former U.S. presidents John Tyler and James Monroe and Confederate president Jefferson Davis. The cemetery got its name from the holly trees that grow there.
• Richmond, Va. has more shopping centers per capita than any other city.