We have lots of stuff in the area to do when you come for a visit (Click the titles to go to their websites):
Restaurants:
Restaurants:
- Love Shack (in the Hub)
- VA Barbeque (across the street)
- Bright Spot Coffee (across the street)
- Final Gravity (craft beer across the street)
- Cary Street Burgers (down the street)
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens (across the street - 3 places inside – Buffet, Garden Cafe, and Tea House)
- HobNob on Hermitage (one block to the west)
- Eat 33 on Staples Mill Rd.(down Hilliard Ave.)
- Pho 79 on Staples Mill Rd.(beside Eat 33)
- Dunkin Donuts on Staples Mill Rd.
- Shelly’s Comida (Staples Mill beside Dunkin')
Places to visit (within a 25-mile radius):
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens (across the street)
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Bryan Park (On Lakeside Ave.)
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VMFA (VA Museum Fine Arts) on Arthur Ashe Blvd.
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Science Museum of Virginia on Broad St.
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Children’s Museum of Richmond (next to the Science Museum)
- State Capital Building (downtown)
- Canal Walk (downtown)
- Black History Museum
- The Valentine Museum
- There are many Henrico County Parks in the area
Events (throughout the year):
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Lakeside Farmer’s Market (Wednesday and Saturday mornings during the season)
- South of the James Farmer's Market in Bryan Park
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Lewis Ginter Plant sale (biannual)
- Lewis Ginter Festival of Lights (November and December)