Golfing - Open to the Public  

Birkdale 
8511 Royal Birkdale Dr.
(804) 739-8800

The First Tee Chesterfield
6736 Hunting Creek Dr.
Richmond, VA 23237
(804) 275-8050

Holiday Golf Driving Range
11402 Jefferson Davis Highway   
(804) 751-9800

Ironbridge Sports Park
11400 Ironbridge Road
Chester, VA 23831
(804) 748-7770

River's Bend Country Club
260 Meadowville Road
(804) 530-1000

Rockwood Golf Park
(Driving range)
10239 Hull Street Road
(804) 276-3765

Windy Hills Sports Complex
16500 Midlothian Turnpike
(804) 794-0010  

IceZone

Richmond's only year-round indoor ice-skating facility.  Public skate sessions, group and figure skating lessons are available. The forum also offers hockey and pickup hockey sessions.
636 Johnston Willis Drive
(804) 378-RINK

More than 600 animals are displayed in spacious, naturalistic exhibits. Giraffe, zebra, gazelles, kangaroos, ostrich, camels, waterfowl, chimpanzees, tigers (1 white), lions, and a new nocturnal exhibit featuring bats and sloths, and more than 200 monkeys are just some of the animals currently at the zoo.

Hours are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sundays.

8300 Beaver Bridge Road
(804) 739-5666

Southside Speedway

NASCAR runs every Friday night at the toughest short track in the South. Races are held from  April to September at the one-third mile asphalt oval track. The track has been in operation for 50 years. Auto racing at the Southside Speedway is recognized as the longest continuous running professional sport in the metropolitan Richmond area. The arena seats about 4,200 fans and features family entertainment.
Genito Road
(804) 763-3567

Chesterfield Theatre Co.
Centralia and Shiloh Roads
(804) 748-0698

Swift Creek Mill Playhouse
Rt. 1, Colonial Heights
(804) 748-5203

Where to stay, eat

Chesterfield County has numerous hotels, motels and restaurants that offer a variety of accommodation styles and menus at price ranges suitable for all budgets to those looking for more elaborate offerings.

For more information about regional attractions outside of Chesterfield County, log on to visit.richmond.com.

America's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for African Americans, Virginia State University is a comprehensive university and one of two land-grant institutions in Virginia. In its first academic year, 1883-84, VSU had 126 students and seven faculty, one building and a $20,000 budget. Today, VSU has more than 4,000 students, 27 undergraduate and 13 graduate degree programs, approximately 200 faculty members, 50 buildings and an annual budget of more than $50 million. Its mission is to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction, research and extension/public service.
Ettrick (804) 524-5000