We ran into Joe from DJO the day before his show

We went to Richmond for a DJO concert and it turned into one of my favorite trips!

We did a trolley tour with RVA Trolley. My dad had done this tour before and loved it, so he wanted us to join. The tour guide and bus driver were incredible. The driving in Richmond is a bit hectic, and the way the bus driver was easily navigating traffic and the brick roads was so iconic of her. The tour guide had the whole thing memorized and gave incredible history facts about Richmond itself. So cool seeing the iron works, the home of the first black woman banker (Maggie Walker), and more! The architecture alone was enough to make it worth it.

We went to the DJO concert at the new amphitheater and that was awesome. My dad has a hard time walking, so we always get the ADA tickets and such. They gave us a full van service to the venue so we didn't have to walk down this massive hill. We also got to skip through normal security for quicker entry, so he was able to sit faster. It was incredible, great show, and Joe sounded incredible. We actually saw him walking around near where we were staying the day before and that was wild. (Check out the poorly filmed video in the comments)

The last day we did the art museum, which was also awesome. Totally free (besides their specialty exhibit), the museum was filled with incredible art, and we could've been in there all day if our feet didn't give out from all the walking.

As a bonus on the way home, my boyfriend and I did a small pit stop to the Natural Bridge and that was spectacular. We actually went to go see it because in the art museum there was a painting of it. My boyfriend looked it up, saw it was close by, and insisted we went. I am so glad we did! Took some awesome photos. This trip was so fun, the long drive there and back was definitely worth it.

I'd love to go back in the future to explore more of the history here, and maybe run into another artist casually strolling around before their show lol.