The White House of the Confederacy is where President Jefferson Davis lived with his family during the war. At the war's end, just days after Richmond fell, President Lincoln sailed up the James, and walked from the landing up the hill to the White House, and made a point to sit in Davis' chair. Also has the world's largest Confederate museum adjacent. Just a three-block walk from the State Capitol, which also served as the Capitol of the Confederacy. Today a bit hidden amongst massive VCU Medical Center buildings, but worth the search.

The Museum of the Confederacy houses the largest collection of Civil War artifacts in the world. Right next door is the White House of the Confederacy, where Jefferson Davis lived during his presidency.