Richmond: Private Tuk Tuk City Tour & Carytown Stops

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1/18

Duration1h 30m

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Electric tuk tuk ride through Richmond art, history & Carytown

You’ll cruise Richmond’s streets by electric tuk tuk with a local guide—spotting Monument Avenue’s statues, wandering past VMFA’s sculpture garden, pausing at Hollywood Cemetery, and soaking up Carytown’s energy. Expect stories you won’t find in guidebooks and small moments that linger long after you’re back home.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Richmond sightseeing and cultural drive

Visit Kehinde Wiley’s Rumors of War
Explore VMFA sculpture garden
Drive down Monument Avenue
Visit Hollywood Cemetery
Tour Virginia state capital grounds
Pass by Saint John’s Church
Drive through Shockoe Slip and Scott’s Addition
Drive through Carytown shopping district

The Experience

We were already bumping along Monument Avenue in this open-air electric tuk tuk before I realized how much I’d missed just feeling the city air. Our guide—her name was Jamie—pointed out the old brick row houses and that huge Kehinde Wiley statue, Rumors of War. I could smell cut grass and something sweet from a bakery nearby. Jamie laughed when I tried to guess which U.S. presidents are buried at Hollywood Cemetery (I got two right, which is apparently not bad).

There’s something about seeing Richmond from this low-to-the-ground seat—it makes you notice little things, like the way people wave from their porches or how the light hits the Capitol steps. We circled the Virginia state capitol grounds (oldest legislative body in North America, Jamie said) and she told us about Saint John’s Church, where Patrick Henry gave that “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. I didn’t expect to feel so connected to all these places just rolling by in a tuk tuk.

Carytown was buzzing—shop windows bright with color, people ducking in and out of coffee spots. The breeze picked up as we rode past Shockoe Slip and Scott’s Addition; it carried this mix of roasting coffee and rain on pavement. We waved at a couple walking their dog who grinned back at us like we were part of some local parade. I still think about that view across the city from the cemetery hilltop—felt like Richmond was letting us in on its secrets for a bit.

What’s included

Your day includes private transportation in an open-air electric tuk tuk with a knowledgeable driver-guide.
alternative green travel throughout Richmond.
flexibility to bring infants or service animals.
and plenty of time to explore highlights like Monument Avenue, VMFA gardens, Hollywood Cemetery, state capitol grounds, Saint John’s Church site, plus lively stops in Shockoe Slip and Carytown as time allows.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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