Rocketts Landing, Richmond

Name: Rocketts Landing
Address: Richmond, United States

#249 among attractions in Richmond

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Rockett's Landing is a new urbanist neighborhood in southeastern Richmond, Virginia on the border of Henrico County, Virginia and the north bank of the James River. It was named after Baldwin Rockett, an 18th-century ship's captain born in April 1681 in Exeter, Devonshire, England. ()

Coordinates: 37°30'59"N, 77°24'55"W

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Rocketts Landing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Virginia Holocaust Museum, Edgar Allan Poe Museum, St. John's Episcopal Church, Norfolk Southern James River Bridge.

1.2 miNW
Powerful museum with free admission
Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond
30 min walk • The Virginia Holocaust Museum is a public history museum located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The museum is dedicated to depicting the Holocaust through the personal stories of its victims.
1.2 miNW
Photos, memorabilia and a Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond
32 min walk • The Poe Museum or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe.
1.1 miN
Historic place with costumed tour guides
St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond
28 min walk • St. John's Church is an Episcopal church located at 2401 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Formed from several earlier parishes, St. John's is the oldest church in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
1.4 miNW
Bridge
Norfolk Southern James River Bridge, Richmond
36 min walk • The Norfolk Southern James River Bridge is a bridge that carries Norfolk Southern Railway traffic over the James River in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The bridge was built by the Southern Railway. The bridge is over 2,000 feet long, and also spans over the western edge of Mayo Island.
1.4 miNW
Bridge
James River Bridge, Richmond
36 min walk • The James River Bridge carries Interstate 95 across the James River in Richmond, Virginia.
0.7 miN
Park, Garden, Playground
Chimborazo Park, Richmond
18 min walk • Chimborazo Park is a park and historic land site in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Created in 1874, the park was the site of Chimborazo Hospital, one of the world's largest military hospitals.
1.2 miE
Cemetery
Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond
32 min walk • Richmond National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery three miles east of Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 9.7 acres, and as of 2021 had more than 11,000 interments.
0.9 miSE
Museum, History museum
Clarke–Palmore House, Richmond
23 min walk • The Clarke–Palmore House, also known as Clarke Home, was built as a brick farmhouse in 1819 and expanded in 1855. Its first floor level, built in 1819, is described as being American bond brickwork of 3 to 5 stretcher courses between each header course.
1.2 miN
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Leigh Street Baptist Church, Richmond
31 min walk • Leigh Street Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church in Church Hill North Historic District which is in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built between 1854 and 1857. It is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick structure.
0.7 miN
Museum
Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond
19 min walk • Chimborazo Hospital was a Civil War-era facility built in Richmond, Virginia to service the medical needs of the Confederate Army. It functioned between 1862 and 1865 in what is now Chimborazo Park, treating over 76,000 injured Confederate soldiers.
1.3 miNW
37°31'29"N • 77°26'12"W
Artspace Richmond, Richmond
34 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rocketts Landing?

Nearby attractions include Shed Town, Richmond (3 min walk), Sauer's Gardens, Richmond (3 min walk), Robert Fulton School, Richmond (15 min walk), Chimborazo Park, Richmond (18 min walk).