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Richmond National Battlefield ParkTwo green Union cannons atop the Malvern Hill battlefield.
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Richmond National Battlefield Park
Directions

We recommend that you start your visit to our park at the Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.  The following directions will get you there:

Traveling north on I-95: take exit 74C west then follow signs to Civil War Visitor Center located at 470 Tredegar Street. Park Rangers will provide maps for touring the battlefields.

Traveling South on I-95: use exit 75 for Civil War Visitor Center.

Traveling east on I-64: follow to intersection with I-95 south. Follow directions for I-95.

Traveling west on I-64, use the 5th Street (downtown) exit for the Richmond Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works. Take 5th Street to end, turn right onto Tredegar Street, then right into parking lot.

Richmond National Battlefield Park Visitor Centers

Civil War era photograph of Thadeus Lowe's balloon Intrepid being inflated on the battlefield.  

Did You Know?
The battle of Gaines' Mill outside of Richmond, Virginia, was the first Civil War battle where both sides got help from above--in the form of observation balloons.

Last Updated: October 31, 2006 at 09:44 EST