Maymont Park

Maymont is a 100 acre Victorian estate. The park has a Mansion, an arboretum, two formal gardens, native wildlife exhibits, a nature center, and a petting zoo. It actually reminds me a lot of the park I went to in Sweden (see: Gothenburg Zoo)

In 1893, Major James H. Dooley, a wealthy Richmond lawyer and philanthropist, and his wife, Sallie, completed their elaborate Gilded Age estate on a site high above the James River. According to their wishes, after their deaths Maymont was left to the people of Richmond. Over the next 75 years, additional attractions were added.

Here are some pics, starting with the wildlife exhibits.

Bison

Bald Eagle

Horned Owl

Black Bear

Maymont Mansion

Barn

Stables

The Italian Gardens

Entrance to The Japanese Gardens

Miscellaneous grounds pics… Can you believe the colors!?!

Here’s a view of the James river looking from the backyard of the Mansion