Science Museum of Virginia

The Science Museum of Virginia is a science museum located in . Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former , built in 1917.
smv.org
+1 804 864 1400
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Richmond, Virginia
  • Also known as: “smv.org”
  • Address: 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broad Street Station and The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia.

Railway station
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was a union railroad station in , , United States, across Broad Street from the Fan district. The building is now used by the Science Museum of Virginia.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Museum
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The Children's Museum of Richmond began in 1977 as the Richmond Children's Museum in the Navy Hill School building in downtown . In 2000, the museum moved to its current location on Broad Street in Richmond. is situated 620 feet northwest of Science Museum of Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Fan and Scott’s Addition Historic District.

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is a district in , . It is named because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" , just ask a variety of Richmonders.

Neighborhood
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The Scott's Addition Historic District is a national historic district located in .

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The is a district in , . In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.

Science Museum of Virginia

Latitude
37.56112° or 37° 33′ 40″ north
Longitude
-77.46582° or 77° 27′ 57″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
8794HG6M+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13353752420
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4784634
Wiki­data ID
Q7433575
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In Other Languages

“Science Museum of Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ヴァージニア州科学博物館”
  • Japanese: “バージニア科学博物館”
  • Japanese: “バージニア科学美術館”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Scott’s Addition and Carytown.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Thalhimer Pavilion and Grand Kugel.

Richmond: Must-Visit Destinations

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