Discover Richmond's hidden stories

True PlacesRVA

The overlooked, the forgotten, the extraordinary — one place at a time

Scroll
What We've Found

Recent Discoveries

Photo Coming Soon Nature & Ruins

Hollywood Rapids Petroglyphs

Mysterious markings on riverside boulders near the rapids — their origin debated between ancient indigenous art and natural geological formations.

Hollywood Cemetery area
Photo Coming Soon Nature & Ruins

Belle Isle Ice House Ruins

Crumbling stone walls of a 19th-century ice storage facility on the island, half-swallowed by vines and river mist.

Belle Isle
Photo Coming Soon Hidden History

Tredegar Iron Works Ruins

Beyond the museum, overgrown foundation ruins and raceways along the canal that most people walk right past.

James River & Kanawha Canal
The Map

Every True Place

Explore the Full Map
Explore by Theme

Browse by Category

Architectural Oddities 1 place Hidden History 2 places Macabre & Morbid 1 place Nature & Ruins 3 places