| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Learned Richmond Stories
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| Sat, Oct 20, 07 9:00 PM |
LilEeyore |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I went on a double date to this. I am from Richmond & have always lived here. The tour was good. It would have been better had there been MORE stories. A few people were expecting it to be "haunted" like people jump out and scare you... I wasn't expecting that lol. I learned a few things & saw a few things I was u naware of... I was disappointed they didn't even touch on the "lady in grey" which is a HUGE part of Richmond history & why Richmond burned during the Civil war... she's still around they say. I just think that for $70 & change for 4 people there should have been more... or light refreshments or a water cooler or something else... or an offered "haunted house" in the building we all met at. But it wasn't bad. |
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Great Fun and educational too!
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 9:00 PM |
jen71471 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| First, the staff was very very accommodating and nice! The tour was informative. We learned a lot about Richmond's history that was new despite having been residents for almost 20 years! It was appropriate for children, our 9 year old had fun and wasn't scared at all. |
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Very historical
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 9:00 PM |
Emerld225 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| It was a great history lesson....not really as scary as I'd like though. It was interesting to hear the history of Richmond though. |
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Great history, not a lot of scare
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 9:00 PM |
watsonjd |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Overall my wife and I enjoyed the tour. It was a lot of walking, but on a nice night in Shockoe Bottom, it wasn't a big deal. The tour guide was very knowledgable about the history of the stories he told and was a good speaker. The tour was not very scary but if you enjoy the history of the stories and the old buildings than the tour is enjoyable. The other guests on the tour were the worst part. About half the other guests joked about the tour guide and the tour for most of the time. If the mocking guests were removed I would vote the tour with 5 stars. |
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Great Scare and Historical Entertainment
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 7:30 PM |
Gadzooks |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Other |
| The ghost tour was perfect for our group whihc included local Richmonders and family from Washington DC. Some in the group are related to Sarah Elmira Royster (she was a very distant great...great grandmother) so the focus on Poe and his past really hit home for the group. Great walking tour and ending the night with the stage event really set-off the evening. We recommend it to anybody who loves an old fashion scare with bit of southern history thrown in. |
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dissapointing
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 7:30 PM |
jwilless |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Good historical significance but not enough scary ghost substance. I've taken tours in Old town Alexandria and enjoyed those more because they linked the buildings with more concrete stories. |
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Fun evening with a few chills
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| Thu, Oct 18, 07 9:00 PM |
grfrank61 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We all enjoyed the tour. Some had already been on it and others of us were first timers. We got some history and some chills. All in all a fun night. |
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Shadows of Shockoe Tour A Blast
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| Thu, Oct 18, 07 9:00 PM |
Jared4781 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| A group of friends and myself headed down to take the Shadows of Shockoe Walking Ghost Tour on Thursday, October 18, 2007@ 9:00 PM. All of us enjoyed the tour a great deal, even though a few of us has previously taken the tour (which was much different this time around). I would recommend this event to anyone looking for an enjoyable evening. |
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a lot of fun
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 9:00 PM |
FayeParris |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| the guide was a very good story teller, and very enthusiastic |
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Thoroughly enjoyed learning local history!
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 7:30 PM |
Jbear0460 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Marcia (I think that's her name!) was very enthusiastic and seemed to know lots of details about places and people we would otherwise probably not have known. She let us ask plenty of questions and gave fully detailed answers. It was a very enjoyable evening. Make sure you get there on time, as the group gets started right away; we were about five minutes late and missed out on the first stop, but our tourguide waited for us as soon as she knew we were on our way. P.S. Our group consisted of my husband and I, our college daughter and two of her friends and our 14-year son. We all enjoyed the walk and found lots to talk about afterwards! |
