Blues Armory

Blues Armory: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blues Armory

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Blues Armory — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.54348, -77.43541. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blues Armory

• The Valentine · museum · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• First African Baptist Church · church · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Brown's Island · park · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Triple Crossing · attraction · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Monroe Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Virginia Holocaust Museum · museum · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• WRVA Building · attraction · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~3 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~3 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blues Armory

Other forts & heritage near Blues Armory

• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~1 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~3 km · Must-see
• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~4 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~8 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~21 km · Must-see

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