Richmond National Battlefield Park


The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond’s fate would determine America’s future.

Richmond National Battlefield Park has three separate visitor centers. Please navigate to the "visitor centers" section to select an individual visitor center and find directions to its location.

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Living History
  • Historic Weapons Demonstration
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

  • African American Heritage
  • Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
  • National Cemetery
  • Forts
  • Industry
  • Factories
  • Medicine
  • Hospital
  • Military
  • Infantry and Militia
  • Artillery
  • Cavalry
  • US Army
  • US Navy
  • US Marines
  • Battlefields
  • Monuments and Memorials
  • Reconstruction
  • Social Movements
  • Civil Rights
  • Tragic Events
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Civil War

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

A small brick visitor center building flanked by a flagpole and a freestanding interpretive sign.

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

Tredegar Iron Works

Large glass doors and two flagpoles.

Tredegar Iron Works is the starting point for your visit to Richmond National Battlefield Park

Gaines' Mill Battlefield

a landscape of Gaines' Mill Battlefield

Gaines' Mill Battlefield

Malvern Hill Battlefield

Malvern Hill Battlefield

Malvern Hill Battlefield is one of several battlefields from the Civil War preserved for the modern day.

Ranger leading a tour at Cold Harbor

Ranger leading a tour at Cold Harbor

The park offers tours during the summer and throughout the year.

Earthworks at Fort Harrison

Earthworks at Fort Harrison

Earthworks like these at Fort Harrison can be found throughout the park

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

A small brick visitor center building flanked by a flagpole and a freestanding interpretive sign.

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

A small brick visitor center building flanked by a flagpole and a freestanding interpretive sign.

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center