Cirque DeParis
Glass Light Art Gallery
Virginia Fine Arts Museum
We also visited the children's exhibit, where they had hands on activities for the kids to interact with, and comfortable chairs for the adults to sit and watch. You'll want to be sure to walk around the outside of the museum, because the gardens around it are beautiful. There are stairs with fountains to climb and explore. There are also tables outside perfect for picnicking.
There is a parking garage for the museum for $6 per day. We found free street parking right around the corner. It's a great indoor stop to cool off on a hot day or to get indoors when it's raining. I love taking small trips to art museums with kids because it teaches them museum etiquette in small doses that they can handle. Check it out the next time you're in Richmond, and checkout our index for other things to do in the city.
Amtrak
Our Amtrak line runs from the Norfolk station to Petersburg, Richmond, Washington D.C., New York, Hartford, and then Boston. The boys took the train with their grandmother and aunt to Richmond (Staples Mill station) and I drove our car to meet them so that we would be able to travel around Richmond with child car seats. This took about 2 hours. (On this trip we visited the Science Museum of Virginia, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and The Virginia Fine Arts Museum.) My oldest has always loved trains, but this was his first time riding a real one. He loved it and keeps asking me to travel that way again!