Virginia Discovery Museum
Virginia Discovery Museum is a museum in Charlottesville, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on East Main Street. Virginia Discovery Museum is situated nearby to the art gallery Arts of the Albemarle, as well as near Free Speech Wall.- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: children’s science museum in Charlottesville, Virginia, US
- Also known as: “vadm.org”
- Address: 524 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paramount Theater and Jefferson Theater.
Paramount Theater
Theater building
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, was designed by Rapp and Rapp and opened in 1931 as a movie theater. The Paramount continued showing movies until it closed in 1974. Paramount Theater is situated 790 feet northwest of Virginia Discovery Museum.
Jefferson Theater
Theater building
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jefferson Theater, a former movie palace, is a performing arts venue located at 110 East Main Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is the centerpiece of the Historic Downtown Mall. Jefferson Theater is situated 1,000 feet west of Virginia Discovery Museum.
Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District
Courthouse
Photo: Jhb 10s, Public domain.
Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District is a historic courthouse and national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object centered on Court Square. Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District is situated 900 feet north of Virginia Discovery Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Corner and Willoughby.
The Corner
Quarter
Photo: Queerbubbles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 121⁄2 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
Willoughby
Neighborhood
Willoughby is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
Pantops
Village
Pantops is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pantops had a population of 4,682. Pantops is situated 2 miles east of Virginia Discovery Museum.
Virginia Discovery Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Charlottesville, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.02933° or 38° 1′ 46″ northLongitude
-78.47802° or 78° 28′ 41″ westOpen location code
87C32GHC+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 386109909OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7934248
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