Offbeat History Tour of Richmond on a bus
Description
If you think history is boring, this tour is here to prove you wrong. Offbeat History takes you on a lively, 90-minute journey through the city’s most offbeat and entertaining stories—the kind that surprise you, make you laugh, and leave you saying, “Wait… that really happened?” With a guide who knows how to bring the fun, this tour dives into the odd characters, strange moments, and head-scratching facts that make Richmond anything but ordinary. You won’t hear about battlefield strategies or memorized dates—just unforgettable stories, unexpected twists, and a whole lot of laughs.
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Itinerary
Our tour will take us past Capitol Square Park
Our tour will take us through Church Hill
Our tour will take us through Shock Bottom
Our tour will take us through Carytown
Our tour will take us past the Byrd Theater
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(40)
We had a great experience and Jeremy and Steven were great host! This funny and we learned so many little things that are not talked about when it comes to history.
We had an amazing time on our history tour with Alyssa!! We learned so many interesting/fun facts about Richmond that we didn't know. Alyssa was such a great guide! She kept everyone engaged with her great sense of humor and enthusiasm. Thank you Alyssa, for making our tour such a wonderful experience!!
Alissa is the best storyteller! Thanks for joining us on another awesome Offbeat History Tour, and we hope to show you around on another tour soon! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
Our family of 4 really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was knowledgeable, engaging, and funny. The bus takes you around to many of Richmond’s most interesting places. The tour was awesome with many interesting facts about things even a native Virginian would not know about Richmond. If you have a few hours free in Richmond, would recommend this tour!
Our goal is for both out-of-towners and locals to learn something new and be entertained! We're thrilled you had a fun time! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
Our tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and accommodating. Couldn’t have been more fun. The driver was excellent and paired well with the tour guide. FUN TOUR!
We're so glad you had a great time on our Offbeat History Tour! Our goal is to make you laugh and hopefully learn at least one new, fun fact! Hope to see you on another tour again soon! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
Jeremy and Andrew were fantastic! As locals, we took our out of town family thinking we were going to know everything already and were pleasantly wrong! So funny and learned a ton!
We love when we can teach you something new (and unexpected!) Thank you for joining us, and hope to see you on another tour soon! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
We had a wonderful time! The tour was interesting, fun, and quirky. I would love to take out-of-town guests on this tour...and I also recommend it for Richmonders. Our tour guide, Alyssa, was fantastic!
We are so happy to hear you would recommend this to both Richmonders and out-of-towners. There's something for everyone on this Offbeat tour! And Alyssa really is so great! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
We have traveled to Richmond many times. Each time we try to learn more about and see more of this city. This tour offered us the unique experience of seeing both familiar and unfamiliar areas of the city while hearing some interesting stories about each of the sites. The stories were definitely new and we learned so many things about the neighborhoods we visited. This tour would be fun for a whole family or an individual since the tour director and driver were so friendly and accommodating. There were opportunities to ask questions and even a bit of audience participation was encouraged!
Thank you so much for this incredible review! We love offering the Offbeat History Tour for exactly the reasons you listed! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
An annual one night stand in Richmond. We decided to learn a bit about it. We were fortunate in that we had we had a Pleasant, funny, engaging guide . Fun facts and a good street tour of the central city. Long enough. Just right!
What a great lede for a review of our Offbeat History Tour! We're so glad you had a great time with Alissa! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
So much fun learning all the secrets in Richmond.
We love being able to share all of Richmond's fun stories with you! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
Very interesting and informative presentation of little known details of Richmond’s history. Guides were knowledgeable and personable, and obviously enjoyed in sharing the offbeat “other” stories from history. The accompanying video maps and pictures really helped bring the stories to life, kudos for using them and well done overall!!!
Thank you for this great review of our Offbeat History Tour! We're so happy you had a fun time with Alissa and Andrew, and that the maps and photos were helpful! - Erin, Discover Richmond Tours
