Dear PoPville – Is Richmond worth a visit?

Photo of Richmond’s famous movie palace, the Byrd, by PoPville flickr user Nikoo’s Photos

Dear PoPville,

Is there anything in the city particularly worth exploring? VA tourist boards of course say everything is, but for a DC resident with all the riches here, well. . . I’m driving back from NC next Sunday and thought about staying over one night (and skipping the returning beach traffic on 95.) VMFA does look good – what else? Any extraordinary/unique restaurants? Any weird off the grid roadside attractions?