Top rated Museums in Richmond

Experience the best that Richmond has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 27 places from Museum category.

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum
Museum with a varied, sizable collection of modern art, antiquities & Asian art, plus Fabergé eggs.
4.80 (8.4K reviews)
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Modlin Center for the Arts
Performing arts theater
👍👍 Great little venue on the UR campus. Easy parking with a slight walk to the hall. Excellent acoustics and comfy seats.
4.80 (173 reviews)
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Sculpture Garden
Museum
👍👍 I went on a beautiful and warm Fall day.
4.80 (119 reviews)
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Shop
Gift shop
👍👍 This is one stop I thoroughly recommend if you are Richmond. Be warned though the place is huge, thought provoking and at the same time relaxing. There are many static and a few revolving exhibitions set in a beautiful building with equally beautiful gardens.
4.80 (109 reviews)
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Gennett Records Walk of Fame
Museum
👍👍 Very nice place to walk and enjoy your day
4.80 (36 reviews)
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Science Museum of Virginia
Science museum
Kid-focused, hands-on exhibits about animals, the human body, the cosmos & the environment.
4.70 (4.6K reviews)
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The Poe Museum
Museum
This stone house, the oldest in the city, displays photos & memorabilia of Edgar Allan Poe.
4.70 (2.2K reviews)
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Virginia Holocaust Museum
Museum
Free museum featuring powerful exhibits on the Holocaust & the survivors who settled in Richmond.
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
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Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Historical place
Tours are offered of this grand Victorian home of the first female African-American bank president.
4.70 (463 reviews)
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Wayne County Historical Museum
Museum
Historic building complex housing exhibits on the region's industrial heritage & early pioneer life.
4.70 (200 reviews)
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Red Oak Victory
Museum
Venerable World War II ship with a storied past featuring a museum & self-guided & docent-led tours.
4.70 (127 reviews)
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Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park
National reserve
Visitor center focused on women & men on the WWII home front, plus the Rosie the Riveter Memorial.
4.60 (2.5K reviews)
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Children's Museum of Richmond
Children's museum
Interactive exhibits enable kids to move, climb, farm, draw, play & learn about their world.
4.60 (2.3K reviews)
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Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Museum
Snug museum with exhibits & artifacts devoted to African-American history plus a gift shop & more.
4.60 (530 reviews)
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Agecroft Hall & Gardens
Historical landmark
Lavish Tudor mansion built in 16th-century England & moved here in the 1920s, now open for tours.
4.60 (498 reviews)
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Fort Bend Museum
Local history museum
Museum in 19th-century dwellings with rotating exhibits, guided house tours & various themed events.
4.60 (140 reviews)
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Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chimborazo Medical Museum
Museum
Center for learning about the Confederacy's Chimborazo Hospital & the medical field in the 1860s.
4.60 (129 reviews)
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Virginia House
Museum
In an old Tudor-style manor with gardens, this history museum offers exhibits & a research library.
4.60 (90 reviews)
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Wilton House Museum
Historical place museum
Built in 1753 & moved atop this hill in 1933, this Georgian mansion once hosted Founding Fathers.
4.60 (71 reviews)
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Virginia War Memorial Carillon
Monument
👍👍 Popularly known simply as the Carillon, Virginia’s War Memorial reflects the patriotic fervor of the 1920s. It was sponsored by the Commonwealth of Virginia to commemorate the “patriotism and valor of the soldiers, sailors, marines, and women from Virginia” who served in World War I. Although a comm...
4.60 (55 reviews)
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