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(623 E Main St; 11am-1:30am)
Popular with political wonks from the nearby state capitol,
this downtown pub has a superb beer selection (more than 50 on tap and 250 bottled) and
decent pub grub. The frozen trough on the bar keeps your drinks ice-cold.
Cary Street Cafe
LIVE MUSIC
( 804-353-7445;
www.carystreetcafe.com
;
2631 W Cary St; 11am-2pm)
Live music (or at
least, karaoke) emanates from this excellent bar just about every night of the week. This
spot is proudly pro-hippie, but doesn't just bust hippie tunes; the gigs juke from reggae to
folk to alt-country.
Byrd Theater
CINEMA
( 804-353-9911;
www.byrdtheatre.com
;
2908 W Cary St; tickets $5)
You can't beat the price at
this classic 1928 cinema, which shows second-run films. Wurlitzer-organ concerts pre-
cede the Saturday-night shows.
Information
Johnston-Willis Hospital
(
804-330-2000; 1401 Johnston-Willis Dr)
Post office
(700 E Main St;
7:30am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Richmond Visitor Center
(
804-783-7450;
www.visitrichmondva.com
;
405 N 3rd St;
9am-5pm)
Getting There & Around
The cab fare from
Richmond International Airport
(RIC;
804-226-3000)
, 10 miles east
of town, costs about $30.
Staples Mill Rd), 7 miles north of town (connected to downtown by bus 27). More con-
venient but less frequent trains stop downtown at the
Main St Station
(1500 E Main
St).
804-358-4782;
www.ridegrtc.com
)
Runs
Greater Richmond Transit Company
(GRTC;
local buses (base fare $1.50; exact change only).
Greyhound/Trailways Bus Station
(
804-254-5910;
www.greyhound.com
; 2910 N Blvd)
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