Things to Do in Roanoke

O. Winston Link Museum

In the restored Norfolk & Western railway station, this marvelous museum is devoted to the extraordinary...

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Virginia Museum of Transportation

In a restored freight depot 5 blocks west of Market Square, this wide-ranging museum has aviation and...

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Mill Mountain Park

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Mill Mountain Zoo

This small zoo is home to more than 50 animal species, including snow leopards, monkeys, prairie dogs,...

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Virginia's Explore Park

It's a 7-mile drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Mill Mountain to this a 1,100-acre reserve astride...

Taubman Museum of Art

This fine regional museum focusing on 19th-and 20th-century American art and decorative arts, including...

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History Museum of Western Virginia

Tools, costumes, and weapons tell the story of Roanoke and southwestern Virginia from American Indian...

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Science Museum of Western Virginia/Hopkins Planetarium

Children will be intrigued with the high-tech interactive exhibits here. A weather gallery features a...

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