Best places: Things to dos in Richmond

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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 (8.5K reviews)
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Maymont
Park
A 19th-century estate hosting events & tours of its Gilded Age mansion, gardens & wildlife center.
4.80 (7.5K reviews)
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Maymont Japanese Garden
Park
👍👍 This place is huge considering it has a petting zoo/farm for the whole family. Walking around the whole park is great for picnics and great photo settings. The Japanese Gardens are great, colorful, waterfall so refreshing, fish, turtles and cute little bridges to cross. Great photo opportunities.
4.80 (3.3K reviews)
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Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Park
This large park with trails plus birdwatching, picnicking & bay fishing allows off-leash dogs.
4.80 (1.8K reviews)
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Point Isabel Dog Park
Dog park
👍👍 Beautiful, expansive off-leash dog park with plenty of poop bag provided and a water fountain by the entrance. Dogs are well-behaved too. Just try to AVOID this place on the weekends: it is absolutely filled with the weirdest, most unpleasant people. Either they are crazy belligerent and verbally ha...
4.80 (1K reviews)
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Park365
Playground
👍👍 Amazing!! I wish we lived closer to this park. I am seriously impressed with all the park has to offer. There is a nice bathroom facility that has a women's area, family bathroom, and men's bathroom. There is an outside garden area, several playground options for kids of all ages.
4.80 (1K reviews)
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Virginia War Memorial
War memorial
Museum, education center & 2 shrines listing the names of military heroes open since 1956.
4.80 (760 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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Brown's Island
Park
This open, grassy park on a river island offers city & waterway views, walking paths & concerts.
4.70 (2.2K 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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Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Park
Sprawling park with scenic, multi-use trails through meadows, eucalyptus woods, bluffs & beaches.
4.70 (1.7K reviews)
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Libby Hill Park
Park
One of the earliest city parks, this elevated green space offers scenic views, benches & tall trees.
4.70 (1.7K reviews)
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Forest Hill Park
Park
Partial wetland area with a historic home, nature trails, wildlife, tennis courts, picnics & events.
4.70 (1.4K reviews)
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The Robins Nature Center at Maymont
Nature preserve
Wildlife center conserving aquatic animals, fish & reptiles offering weekend animal encounters.
4.70 (1.1K 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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Marina Bay Park
Park
👍👍 Wonderfully clean park with a great view of the marina and ocean. We specifically stopped for the Rosie the Riveter memorial and i was not disappointed.
4.70 (999 reviews)
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Bolling Haxall House
Non-profit organization
👍👍 We enjoyed and love the Candlelight Queen tribute at the Billing Haxall House.
4.90 (273 reviews)
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Alvarado Park
Park
Part of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, this area has a playground, picnic sites & historic stonework.
4.70 (622 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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