LIST: Six places Central Virginia visitors love

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Central Virginia is home to plenty of beautiful and historic places -- but which are visitors' favorites? Here's six locations in Central Virginia that tourists really love.

Using data from TripAdvisor, Stacker compiled a top 50 list of places in Virginia that are the most highly rated among visitors.

8News took that list and pared it down to Central Virginia locales, resulting in a top six.

Scroll on to find out which Central Virginia haunts draw the most outside attention.

(Photo: The Valentine)

#6. Hollywood Cemetery

• City: Richmond
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.7/5 (1,444 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #29

Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

#5. Trump Winery

• City: Charlottesville
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.2/5 (969 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #28

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. (Photo: 8News)

#4. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

• City: Richmond
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.7/5 (1,652 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #21

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond. (Photo: 8News)

#3. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts

• City: Richmond
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.8/5 (3,162 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #11

Maymont in Richmond. (Photo: Maymont Foundation)

#2. Maymont

• City: Richmond
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.7/5 (2,108 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #7

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's birthplace, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo: Calder Loth/Virginia Department of Historic Resources)

#1. Monticello

• City: Charlottesville
• Rating on TripAdvisor: 4.7/5 (7,294 reviews)
• Original statewide ranking: #3

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated things to do in Virginia using data from TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor ranks places using a combination of metrics, including overall rating, reviews, and number of page views. As a result, an activity with a 5 out of 5 overall rating might rank lower than one with a 4 out of 5. Data is as of Aug. 15, 2025.

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.