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Mill Mountain Zoo Mill Mountain, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.343.3241 |
One of the two accredited zoos in Virginia (the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk being the other), this one is home to more than 50 animal species, including snow and clouded leopards, monkeys, prairie dogs, hawks, red pandas, Ja... more
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Virginia Museum of Transportation 303 Norfolk Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.342.5670 |
In a restored freight depot 5 blocks west of Market Square, this wide-ranging museum has aviation, automotive, space, and canal exhibits, but its best feature is an extraordinary collection of vintage locomotives, passen... more
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Art Museum of Western Virginia 1 Market Square, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.342.5760 |
This fine regional museum focuses on 19th-and 20th-century American art and decorative arts, including works by artists from throughout the South. Theres a very good museum store here. Call or check the website for speci... more
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Science Museum of Western Virginia & Hopkins Planetarium Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.342.5710 |
Children will be intrigued with the high-tech interactive exhibits here. A weather gallery features a tornado simulator and a Weather Channel-like studio. Other permanent galleries have hands-on exhibits in physics, geol... more
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O. Winston Link Museum 101 Shenandoah Ave, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.857.4394 |
You can relive the final days of steam trains at the O. Winston Link Museum, inside a renovated passenger train station. Link spent several years in the late 1950s and early 1960s photographing Norfolk & Western's last s... more
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Arts Council of the Blue Ridge 30 E.Church Ave., Roanoke, VA 24153 540.342.5790 |
Dr. Lorraine Lange (center) holds an original work by local artist Donna Polseno. The piece was presented to Roanoke County Public Schools as part of the first ever Outstanding Arts Education Program Award from The Arts ... more
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Gallery 108 LLC 108 Market St Se, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.982.4278 |
Member artist Martha Rhodes had a painting accepted into the 31st Annual Juried Exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society. The piece is titled LIfestream and the show this year is being held in Quincy, Fla just outsi... more
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Harrison Museum of African-American Culture 523 Harrison Ave., N.W., Roanoke, VA 24153 540.345.4818 |
History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.342.5770 |
Documents, tools, costumes, and weapons tell the story of Roanoke from American Indian days 10,000 years ago through pioneer days 2 centuries ago to the present. The museum shop carries historic items, wooden and tin toy... more
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Showtimers Community Theater 2067 McVitty Road, Roanoke, VA 24153 540.774.2660 |
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