Chimborazo Hospital National Historic Site
What the experts agree on
Richmond's former Confederate hospital treated over 76,000 soldiers during the Civil War, now preserved as a poignant memorial to the conflict's human toll and medical history.
“This was once the Confederacy's largest and best-equipped hospital. Chimborazo opened in 1861 and treated more than 76,000 Confederate soldiers between 1862 and 1865.”
– Fodor's
Atlas Obscura "A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers. " Full review
