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Location. 2626 W Broad St Richmond, Virginia. Director. Shannon L. Venable. Website. www.c-mor.org. The Children's Museum of Richmond began in 1977 as the Richmond Children's Museum in the Navy Hill School building in downtown Richmond, Virginia. In 2000, the museum moved to its current location on Broad Street in Richmond.
Science Museum of Virginia. / 37.56111°N 77.46583°W / 37.56111; -77.46583. The Science Museum of Virginia is a science museum located in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former Broad Street Station, built in 1917.
Website. www .lewisginter .org. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a 50 acres (200,000 m 2 ), botanical garden in Henrico County, just outside of Richmond, Virginia. [2] [3] [4] It features over a dozen themed gardens, a conservatory, library, and café. Regular daily admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors age 65+ and military/first ...
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.
Maymont is a 100-acre (0.156 sq mi) Victorian estate and public park in Richmond, Virginia.It contains Maymont Mansion, now a historic house museum, an arboretum, formal gardens, a carriage collection, native wildlife exhibits, a nature center, and Children's Farm.
William Byrd II is considered the founder of Richmond. The Byrd family, which includes Harry F. Byrd, has been central to Virginia's history since its founding.. After the first permanent English-speaking settlement was established at Jamestown, Virginia, in April 1607, Captain Christopher Newport led explorers northwest up the James River to an inhabited area in the Powhatan Nation.
March 17, 1995. Belle Isle is a54-acre (22 ha) island in the city of Richmond, Virginia on the James River, and is part of the James River Park System. It is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic via a suspension footbridge that runs under the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge from the northern shore or via a wooden bridge from the southern ...
The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, [1] it was the first museum in Richmond. [2]