All plantations are located between Richmond and Williamsburg on state Route 5 in historic Charles City County. (Tuckahoe Plantation, west of Richmond, is on the Richmond April 26 tour; see Page S20.

The James River Batteau Company, an outdoor recreation-meets-historical tour business, has designed a dinner cruise that honors the resilience and culinary ingenuity of enslaved boatmen Kinsey Gidick ...

Stroll the grounds of Virginia's Berkeley Plantation and you get it all: the sweep of history, with its legacy of fearless English settlers in the age of Shakespeare, Revolutionary War-era drama, and ...

RICHMOND (AP) - State and local groups are working to have one of Virginia's oldest roads designated as a national scenic byway. Virginia Route 5 runs between Williamsburg and Richmond. It passes five ...

Local favorites the Capitol Steps poke fun at politicians in their satirical performances. The group, featuring former Capitol Hill staffers, brings its special (and often musical) brand of comedy to ...