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Roanoke attractions
Roanoke attractions
Center in the Square - Downtown. Roanoke's cultural center and museum on the City Market.
Explore Park - Unfortunately now closed except for concerts and special occasions, Explore Park features houses and re-enactors from various periods in American history.
Grandin Theatre - locally owned theatre located in the Grandin Village area. Shows free cartoons on Friday and Saturday morning and hosts a quarterly "Open Projector Night" that shows locally produced short films.
Hotel Roanoke - The restored historic luxury hotel was given to Virginia Tech by the Norfolk Southern Rwy. A major conference center was added.
Jefferson Center - A former High School that has been restored into a luxurious performance center.
O. Winston Link Museum - Located in a former passenger rail station downtown. Dedicated to the work of railroad photographer O. Winston Link. Visit the Museum and/or the rail station as they are both treasures. The rail station has great architectural and terrazzo details.
Mabry Mill
Mill Mountain Star located on Mill Mountain, the star has been lit with neon since it was built in 1949. It gives Roanoke it's name of "Star City." There is an overlook accessible directly in front of the star that looks at downtown Roanoke. Follow the signs from downtown to Mill Mountain Park.
Mill Mountain Theater - Downtown. In addition to professional performances, Mill Mountain Theater is also home to Roanoke's - Friday nights at 11:00 PM, which is open to any performance that is "original, five minutes or less, and doesn’t break anything – people, the space, or laws."
Mill Mountain Zoo
Mini Graceland Located in SE Roanoke. A collection of miniature Elvis landmarks built by Don Epperly.
Old Neon Signs Downtown Roanoke has at least 2 great old restored and lit neon signs perched up on the roofs of buildings. One for Dr. Pepper and the other for H & C Coffee.
Roanoke Higher Education Center - Across from Hotel Roanoke,the center is part of Virginia Tech. It was formerly the headquarters of the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Roanoke Civic Center - A major convention and exhibit facility with a performance center.
Taubman Museum of Art [www.taubmanmuseum.org] used to be called the Art Museum of Western Virginia, opens in a spectacular new downtown building in November 2008. The building itself is worth a visit, designed by Los Angeles' Randall Stout Architects. Randall Stout and others on the team previously worked with Frank Gehry's office in LA. The Museum's primary focus is American art, with particular attention to Appalachian and Southwestern Virginian art. Hours: 10-5 Tues-Sat; 10-7 Thurs; 12-5 Sun. Address: 110 Salem Avenue
Virginia Museum of Transportation Downtown. Houses many Norfolk and Western Locomotives (which used to run through Roanoke), and also features aviation and automobiles.
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