James River and Kanawha Canal, Richmond

Name: James River and Kanawha Canal
Address: Richmond, United States

#168 among attractions in Richmond

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Facts and practical information

The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast. Ultimately its towpath became the roadbed for a rail line following the same course. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°32'46"N, 77°30'10"W

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Near West End (Windsor Farms)Richmond United States

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James River and Kanawha Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agecroft Hall, Cary Street Park and Shop Center, Virginia House, Wilton House Museum.

0.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Tudor Revival architecture
Agecroft Hall, Richmond
13 min walk • Agecroft Hall is a Tudor manor house and estate located at 4305 Sulgrave Road on the James River in the Windsor Farms neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States.
1.3 miNE
Shopping, Department store
Cary Street Park and Shop Center, Richmond
33 min walk • Cary Street Park and Shop Center, also known as the Cary Court Shopping Center, is a historic shopping center developed by the C.F. Sauer family in the Carytown district of Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1938 in the Art Deco style. Two rectangular wings to the west and east were completed in 1949 and 1951.
0.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Tudor Revival architecture
Virginia House, Richmond
13 min walk • Virginia House is a manor house on a hillside overlooking the James River in the Windsor Farms neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States.
1.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Wilton House Museum, Richmond
39 min walk • Wilton House Museum is a museum in a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. Wilton was constructed c. 1753 by William Randolph III, son of William Randolph II, of Turkey Island.
1.1 miE
Park, Theater, Concerts and shows
Byrd Park, Richmond
29 min walk • Byrd Park, also known as William Byrd Park, is a public park located in Richmond, Virginia, United States, north of the James River and adjacent to Maymont. The 200-acre park includes a mile-long trail with exercise stops, monuments, an amphitheatre, and three small lakes: Shields, Swan, and Boat Lake.
0.8 miSE
Bridge
CSX A-Line Bridge, Richmond
22 min walk • The CSX A-Line Bridge is a double-track concrete bridge that carries the North End Subdivision of CSX Transportation over the James River in Richmond, Virginia.
1.4 miSE
Bridge
Boulevard Bridge, Richmond
37 min walk • Boulevard Bridge in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia is a toll bridge which carries State Route 161 across the James River. At 2,030 feet long, the Boulevard Bridge was completed in 1925.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Powhite Parkway Bridge, Richmond
16 min walk • Powhite Parkway Bridge crosses the James River in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia. It carries the Powhite Parkway, also known as Virginia State Route 76.
1.1 miN
Church
Reveille, Richmond
27 min walk • Reveille, also known as the Brick House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. The house consists of three sections. The main 2 1/2-story house dates to about 1806; the 1 1/2-story west wing dates to 1839; and a rear kitchen wing was added to the west wing in 1920.
1.1 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
New Pump-House, Richmond
29 min walk • New Pump-House, also known as the Byrd Park Pump House, is a historic pumping station building located in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1881–1883, and is a three-part, "I" plan, Gothic Revival style granite building. A one-story, L-shaped annex was built in 1905.
0.8 miNW
Dam
Williams Island Dam, Richmond
22 min walk • Williams Island Dam is located on the James River in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia. Just below the dam, seven miles of rapids mark the descent of the river downstream through the geological Fall Line region to the navigable tidal portion below Richmond, which extends southeast to Hampton Roads.

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Which popular attractions are close to James River and Kanawha Canal?

Nearby attractions include Agecroft Hall, Richmond (13 min walk), Virginia House, Richmond (13 min walk), Powhite Parkway Bridge, Richmond (16 min walk), Windsor Farms, Richmond (20 min walk).