As Spring Break quickly approaches, the Midlo Scoop staff put together plans and activities for those opting for a relaxing vacation at home.

Want to do something fun and grab a snack within a few miles? 

Swift Creek Reservoir

Mid-Lothian Mines Park

Robious Landing Park

Putt-Putt

Richmond Aquarium

Brick House Diner

The Boat House

BoneFish Grill

Crab Louie’s Seafood Tavern

El Cerro Azul

Pescados

Sedona Taphouse

Tazza Kitchen

Visiting Carytown for a bite?

Galaxy Diner

Carytown Burgers & Fries

Carytown cupcakes

Kokee Tea

All-time best picks for activities and food in RVA:

VMFA

Libby Hill Park

Brown’s Island

Canal Walk

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

Richmond Metro Zoo

Maymont Park

Tour VCU

Belle Isle

Pony Pasture

Sticky Rice

Kung Fu Tea

Urban Farmhouse

Heading up to the D.C. area for fun and food?

White House

U.S. Capitol

National Mall

Potomac Mills Mall

Tyson’s Corners

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Newseum

Ford’s Theater

Madame Tussauds

Arlington National Cemetery

Hirshhorn Museum

Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian Institution

Iron Age Korean BBQ

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Logan Tavern

Busboys and Poets

The Bird

Burger Tap & Shake Foggy Bottom