Witnessed a truly fantastic sold-out performance. The music was truly exceptional. The talented…read moremusicians not only delivered a beautiful performance but also engaged the audience effectively. The only downside was the parking situation at the Richmond venue. Implementing a parking fee seemed unnecessary and could be reconsidered.

If you're into history and/or call Virginia home, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is worth…read morea visit. Open every day from 10am-5pm, tickets are between $8 and $12 with children five and under free. Located next to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is inside a historic building erected to commemorate the Confederacy. Now it's a museum honoring all Virginians, regardless of background. Here's why you should visit: 1) Entrance: There's a large parking lot near the main entrance. Walk inside and you'll see a well-designed cafe that serves local coffee and food, a bookstore with books and products from Virginia, restrooms, and the ticket area. Staff are helpful and the entire space is kept clean. 2) Exhibits: Start with the 15-minute film about the history of Virginia starting 16,000 years ago to today. It's worth the time. Then explore the exhibit halls where you can find art, artifacts like letters George Washington wrote, and more. One exhibit walks through history of Virginia from 16,000 to present day. Another honors all five regions of Virginia. Another talks about the original murals in the building and another showcases art of Virginia. Little rooms are filled with more exhibits displaying some of the 9,000,000 objects in their collection. There's even an area for kids to play in a little market, try on colonial clothes, and more. Interactive exhibits are part of every room. 3) Experience: It's not an overwhelming museum, but you can easily spend a few hours seeing most items and reading most displays. I learned a lot!

I grew up visiting the Franklin Institute in Philly on school field trips, so I had to temper my…read moreexpectations ahead of visiting Richmond's Science Museum. I've visited twice within the past month -- once on a chilly weekend day to explore all the sights, and again this past weekend for Neon Night. The museum itself is pretty dense with exhibits. The Power of Poison exhibit was very well thought out and loaded with details and visuals. You could easily spend an hour in there. I enjoyed the Boost exhibit the most, as it was hands on. I don't have kids, so I can't speak for the kids-focused activities, but I did enjoy the reptile room quite a bit too -- especially the "search" for certain creatures in their tanks. Neon Night was well done and attended by seemingly half of the city. I kept running into people I knew. I'd definitely attend one of their after-hours events again in the future. At $25, admission was reasonable. Drinks were also cheap. A cup of wine was just shy of $7. I was shocked that the dome show was narrated, as I was expecting it to be more of a movie vibe. I do wish they'd add a coat check. It's nice they have a parking lot adjacent to their building, but it's still a decently long walk when it's 20 degrees outside.

I haven't been to the Science Museum in so long. Can't even remember the last time. Probably when I…read morehad an astronomy class there in college. I decided to take my mom to a dome show on a whim and was a little underwhelmed. I wasn't expecting it to be "live" and narrated by a person. I was expecting a recorded show. A movie, I guess. Documentary. The live part allows you to interact, which the kids seem to enjoy. But to me, that felt unorganized and not what I was there for. I know now, and will change my expectations. Maybe there are other "movies." I also didn't like how the navigation into the auditorium leads you to the bottom--the worst seating. It should lead you to the top where the best seating is. We didn't do the full monty and see the exhibits. Definitely would like to return to take it all in.

One of the first places that I came to see after moving into the area was this black history museum…read moreand culture and I have to say it was nice to see the history in Richmond and learn things I didn't know before. One of my favorite parts of the museum is the timeline wall that they have in the hallway downstairs, you can see how history is repeating itself, and some history is not as long ago as we may feel. Very eye-opening experience, something I think everyone should go check out, especially the younger generation.

Wonderful gem of a museum in Jackson Ward that had a special exhibit featuring Arthur Ashe. Very…read morewell curated and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The building itself has alot of history behind it, and the other exhibits were also well done.

The CMoR is a great place for kids of all ages with activities that are engaging and educational…read morefor infants up through school-age. There's free parking which is nice and then total for tickets for 2 adults and 1 kid was $39 so not bad. I was impressed for all the different rooms and play stations there were for kids. There's an outdoor play area too but it was too cold. We went on a Thursday afternoon like around 1:30pm and it wasn't too crowded, but could see how quickly it could get crowded since it's just 1 floor. They had Christmas picture options too with Santa but we didn't do that. There's a carousel in the middle that goes every hour but you do have to pay extra for that. I didn't think it was worth it cause it only lasted like a couple of minutes. Overall, a really fun time.

Great spot for kids, there's so much to do and it's a big place. The only 'bummer' for us is the…read morecarousel, it's only $3 but it says it runs for 15min but we timed it and it was only 3min. Also they only run on the hour every hour which we didn't know about but isn't unreasonable.

Gorgeous home to tour! We really enjoyed our visit and all of the people working were super helpful…read moreanswering any questions we had.

I visited Maymont on a recent trip to Richmond and was surprised at the size of the estate,…read moreespecially considering that the gardens and outdoor areas function as a free public park. The grounds are beautiful with plenty of areas to relax and picnic. There were lots of people out enjoying the good weather but it never felt crowded. It's a little confusing trying to figure out what things require a ticket/paid admission. On the map they provide, there's no indication that a ticket is needed for the mansion, but one is in fact required. However you have to buy a ticket at the Stone Barn by the entrance. You can try buying on the website but I didn't have great signal. Instead I backtracked to the Stone Barn to get a ticket but the prices were higher than what I was told at the Mansion and they appeared to be limited to timed entry and all the time slots were sold out. Long story short, I didn't see the inside of the mansion, but still spent a good couple hours exploring the outdoor areas. Which was all free so I count that as a win.

A friend and I visited last week. This is a small museum that tells the story of Poe's life and has…read moremany artifacts from his life. I really enjoyed learning about his life and especially seeing his monogrammed pocketwatch that was the inspiration of "The Tell-Tale Heart". It doesn't take too long to walk through the three buildings and garden, and is a great place to visit in Shockoe Bottom. The gift shop also has some cool items for sale.

You ever wonder - How was Edgar Allen Poe's personal life?…read more Question answered! I am a fan of museums, history, and poetry. So, this really was a treat. I made it past the last entrance time but the staff was accomodating and allowed me to enter. The museum was both a fun and informative experience. I learned a few extra nuggets from the staff as well :) Although the museum is self paced, at the end - the staff excitedly shared personal stories (like the resident black cats and how they came to live there). Please visit if you are in Richmond, VA

We only explored the bottom half today. Looking forward to returning with the children and…read moreexploring more. Some of the artifacts that are on display here are amazing. Particularly the POW items that were made.

I've passed this multiple times in the late afternoon/night when I go to the Brown Island area but…read morethey're already closed by those times. Went here on a Friday afternoon. It was difficult to find parking even though it was 3PM because of road closures for an event at Allianz Amphitheater later that day. It's a relatively small museum beside Tredegar Iron Works. It's made of two floors; the second floor has only one exhibit with very few items/artifacts. It's self-guided but they are tours. The exhibits on the first floor has a nice collection of artifacts. Two short movies (less than 10 minutes) are available. Gift shop is also on the first floor. Though I learned new things, I think it's pricey for a small museum. I would not go back again.