Museums
FreeVirginia Museum of Fine Arts
FreeBrowse a state-run art museum with free general admission, from ancient and African art to Fabergé's Imperial Easter eggs.
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is an outdoor activity in Richmond, VA. Cost: under $25.
1800 Lakeside Ave · Richmond, VA
Why you should go…
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden grew from the bequest of Richmond philanthropist Grace Arents, who named it for her uncle, and was founded in 1984 as a community nonprofit garden. Today you can wander more than a dozen themed garden areas across 82 acres, including a Children's Garden and a kitchen garden that grows produce for area food banks. Inside the expanded Conservatory, the Butterflies Bloom exhibit runs all year, and winter brings the GardenFest of Lights.
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