Maymont
A 100-acre Victorian estate with a mansion, Japanese and Italian gardens, and an animal farm. The grounds are free to enter.
Maymont was the estate of Gilded Age tycoon James Dooley and his wife, and was donated to the public in 1925. The roughly 40-hectare grounds include a Romanesque stone mansion (with its original furnishings), a Japanese garden with waterfalls and a koi pond, an Italian terraced garden, and a nature center and farm housing goats, bears and otters, making it ideal for families. The grounds are free (donations are appreciated). The mansion and nature center charge a small admission fee, and some venues close on Mondays. It sits on the north bank of the James River, about 3 km from Hollywood Cemetery.
Opening hours
Grounds about 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; mansion open Tue–Sun
Nearby sights
- Carytown & Byrd Theatre
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture
- Belle Isle & James River Park System
- Monument Avenue & The Fan
- Science Museum of Virginia
- American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar