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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.
In 2018, VinePair named Richmond the world's top beer destination for 2018. Scott's Addition is an easy day trip spot from DC and North Carolina [12] in addition to tourists driving through Richmond on I-95 and I-64.
210 Hospital St. 37°33′11″N 77°25′50″W. / 37.553056°N 77.430556°W / 37.553056; -77.430556 ( The Almshouse) 4. American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District. American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District. August 15, 2016. ( #16000536) 400-800 Jefferson Davis Highway.
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.
The Poe Museum is located at the "Old Stone House", built circa 1740 [3] [4] and cited as the oldest original residential building in Richmond. [5]It was built by Jacob Ege, [6] [7] who immigrated from Germany to Philadelphia in 1738 and came to the James River Settlements and Col. Wm. Byrd's land grant (now known as Richmond) in the company of the family of his fiancée, Maria Dorothea ...
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.
Grace Street Commercial Historic District. / 37.54194°N 77.43861°W / 37.54194; -77.43861. The Grace Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings located in downtown Richmond. The buildings reflect the core of the city's early 20th ...
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 ...