Dominion Energy Riverrock is a festival unlike any other, and RVA is a one-of-a-kind town! Plan your trip around the festival, but be sure to make time to enjoy our amazing riverfront, vibrant art culture, world-class dining, and award-winning beer! We’ve compiled a list of some of Richmond’s most recent accolades, in case you still needed some convincing.
TRAVEL
- RVA is ranked number 13 out of the 20 most historic cities in the United States -Owlcation (November 2023)
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was ranked number 4 in the nation for best botanical holiday lights in 2020 -USAToday (December 2020)
- RVA was ranked 27 out of the top 100 places to live in America -Livability (2021)
- Richmond ranked as one of the nine most surprising cities in the US, along with Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Tulsa -AFAR (August 2020)
- Richmond is #8 out of 112 most diverse places to live in the Richmond area -Niche (2024)
- Richmond is #29 out of 112 best places for young professionals in the Richmond area -Niche (2024)
- Richmond is #47 out of 112 best places to live in the Richmond area -Niche (2024)
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
- Richmond ranked number 4 out of 10 for the best racing cities in the US in 2020 – Race Raves (November 2020)
- Richmond is listed as the top 8 Your pick for America’s best river towns 2021 -American Rivers (August 2021)
- Richmond listed as top 15 best-running trails in America -Men’s Journal (July 2021)
- Richmond listed as top 30 most fun cities in America -WalletHub (December 2023)
ARTS & CULTURE
- Richmond ranked as one of the top 15 unmissable black history museums across America -FodorśTravel (September 2020)
- The graffiti and defaced Robert E Lee statue was ranked number 1 out of 25 for the most influential works of American protest art since WWII 2020 -New York Times (October 2020)
- Richmond ranked #9 out of 10 for the best cities for art lovers in the US -artnet (February 2019)
- Richmond is #3 for most tattooed cities in the country -Removery (2024)
- Richmond is #2, 10 US cities with the best street art collections -USA Today (March 2024)
- Richmond is number #9 best place to live and work as a moviemaker, small cities 2022 -MovieMaker (2022)
DINING
- Richmond was listed in Yelp’s Top 10 US Destinations for Food Lovers– In their review in 2019 RVA received spot number 7 on the ranking list 2019 -Yelp (March 2019)
- Richmond ranked in the top 10 most interesting food scenes across the country -USA Today (May 2020)
- Richmond ranked in the top 10 Best Food and Wine Festivals the Southeast Has to Offer 2020 -USA Today (January 2020
DRAFT BEER, COCKTAILS & WINE
- Richmond ranked in the 35 best breweries on the East Coast -Mashed (April 2022)
- Eight of Virginia’s craft breweries won a total of 10 medals in the 2024 World Beer Cup Awards -8News (May 2024)
- Richmond ranked #6 Best Beer Scene 2020 -USA Today (March 2020)