Out and About

Here are some suggestions of where to go and what to do on a fun summer day. And wherever you go, take a Collegiate Bear or Collegiate Flag (a la Flat Stanley), snap some pictures and send them into webmaster@collegiate-va.org.

Outdoor Adventures
Larus Park
Robious Landing
Powhatan State Park
Echo Lake Park
King Family Vineyards (take a blanket and picnic lunch. Check out the horses.)
Upper Shirley Vineyard (take a blanket to sit on by the water)
Maymont Park and Maymont Historic Mansion
Gallmeyer Farms
Libby Hill followed by ice cream and pizza at Anthony’s on the Hill
Three Lakes Nature Center
The Canal Walk and Canal Cruise
Hollywood Cemetery
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Meadow Farm Museum at Grump Park
Mid-Lothian Mines Park
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Metro Richmond Zoo
Colonial Williamsburg
Henricus Historical Park
Tredegar Civil War Center.
St. John’s Church
Pipeline and Trestle Trail
South of the James Farmer’s Market (and visit Crossroads Bakery afterwards)

Museums
Tuckahoe History Museum
Children’s Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Chesterfield County Museum and Old Jail
Richmond Railroad Museum
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Virginia War Memorial
Science Museum of Virginia
Black History Museum and Cultural Center

Music/Movies
Music in Forest Hill Park
Henrico Theater Summer Children’s Series
Rock and Roll Summer in West Broad Village
Movies at the willow Lawn at West Broad village
Free Movies in the Park—throughout Richmond City Parks
Summer Concert Series at Short Pump Town Center

Virtual Field Trips
https://adventuresinfamilyhood.com/20-virtual-field-trips-to-take-with-your-kids.html

Hiking Trails for Kids(in Virginia)
Lewis Springs Fall Loop
Three Lakes Park
Riverbend Park
Northwest river Park
Eastern shore of VA National Wildlife Refuge
Johnson Farm and Abbott Lake
Smith Mountain Lake Community Park
Staunton River State Park
Natural Tunnel State Park
Grayson Highlands State Park
Humpback Rock

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