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Richmond
this Summer
James River
(www.jamesriverpark.org)
Along with the usual activities you find in a park
system—biking, hiking, bird watching and climbing—
The James River Park System offers an assortment
of water activities for adventure enthusiasts. Activities
include kayaking, canoeing and white water rafting.
(Richmond attained bragging rights to having the only
class III and IV rapid system within an urban setting.)
Check out: A bald eagle tour, via a two-hour pontoon
boat ride, through Discover the James. ($45 per person)
Lewis
Ginter
Botanical
Gardens
(www.lewisginter.org)
Explore more than 40 acres of gardens including
over a dozen themed gardens at this conservatory
and its adjacent property. LGBG provides an array
of children-focused activities, including an accessible
tree house, a nature and sand play area, a farm
garden, and a water play area as an added feature
during the summer time months. The playhouses and
plantscapes at The International Village represent vari-
ous world cultures. (Adults: $11; Children 3-12: $7)
Check out: Butterflies LIVE!, which runs through
October 12, 2014, where you can get an up close
look at hundreds of tropical butterflies at the indoor
conservatory.
Kerry Pinto is a freelance writer living in Stafford.
