Visitor Centers

 

Chimborazo Medical Museum
Wednesday through Sunday, 9am to 4:30pm
CLOSED Monday and Tuesday
Address: 3215 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23223.
Phone: [phone]

Closures: Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Exhibits: The museum focuses on the Confederate medical story and contains exhibits on medical equipment and hospital life, including information on the men and women who staffed Chimborazo hospital.

This building is also the Headquarters for Richmond National Battlefield Park/Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site.

Available Facilities: Bookstore operated by Eastern National

 

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
Wednesday through Sunday, 9am to 4:30pm
CLOSED Monday and Tuesday

Ranger programs offered daily during the summer season
Address: 5515 Anderson-Wright Drive, five miles southeast of Mechanicsville on route 156.
Phone: [phone]

Closures: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Special Programs: June - Anniversary of the Battle of Cold Harbor. See our schedule of events page for special event information.

Exhibits: Exhibits and artifacts on display. Digital map programs describe the 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill and the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor.

Available Facilities: Book store operated by Eastern National.

 

Park Visitor Contact Station at Tredegar

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Visitor Contact Station at Tredegar Iron Works
Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, 10am to 4:00pm
CLOSED Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Address: 500 Tredegar Street, Richmond.
Phone: [phone]

Closures: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day

Available Facilities: Sales area, information and park maps are available.

*Please note that there is a parking fee for the American Civil War Center at Tredegar Iron Works. Free parking is included with paid admission to the American Civil War Museum at Tredegar Iron Works.

 

Photo: Don Ward

Fort Harrison Visitor Center
Not presently open, but open weekends (Saturday and Sunday) 9am to 4:30pm seasonally and for special events.

Address: 8621 Battlefield Park Road, off of Route 5, Richmond.
Phone: [phone]

Special Programs: May - Memorial Day program at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, in cooperation with the Veterans Administration. September - Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Harrison, living history with Confederate and Union soldiers at Fort Harrison.

Self-guided historical walking trail begins at the visitor center. Allow 20 minutes to complete the trail. The visitor center contains exhibits, a relief map of the fort, and a short film about the battle.

Available Facilities: Bookstore operated by Eastern National.