Maymont Gardens in Richmond, VA

When visiting Charlottesville, VA for a few weeks during summer of 2022, I decided to do a short road trip to Richmond, VA. Since Richmond is the capital of Virginia, I thought I should definitely give it a visit, especially since it was only an hour or so drive away. I didn’t have that much time to spend, though, so I had to choose carefully where to go, taking the poor weather into account as well. I ended up on going to The Maymont Estate.

Maymont is a 100-acre historic estate and park with various sights to explore, like the Gardens, an arboretum, wildlife habitats and the mansion itself. I focused on the Gardens as I’m partial to Japanese gardens in particular. There is a suggested $5 entry fee which you can pay by credit card at automated machines located by the entrances.

Below is a small collection of photos taken on July 31st, 2022.

Columns in the Italian Garden at Maymont Estate

Flora in the Italian Gardens at Maymont

From the Italian Gardens you can continue walking downwards towards the Japanese Garden, with some nice photo spots along the way.

Impressive architecture surrounded by staircases on both sides

Winding staircase leading down to the Japanese Gardens from the Italian Gardens

View from the waterfall towards the garden

As the location is quite beautiful and easily accessible, there are obviously a lot of other people taking portraits and other photos for mementos. And sometimes they make nice focal points in your landscape shots, as exemplified by the photos above and below, I don’t know these women in the shots but thanks to both of them. :)

View towards the waterfall from the garden

Walking around the lake in the Japanese Garden

Luscious greens along the walkways of the Maymont Gardens