Guidebook for Roanoke

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Guidebook for Roanoke

Sightseeing

World’s largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. 2,000 feet of neon tubing. Visit at night & get an unbeatable panoramic overlook of Roanoke.
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Mill Mountain Ster
2000 J B Fishburn Pkwy
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World’s largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. 2,000 feet of neon tubing. Visit at night & get an unbeatable panoramic overlook of Roanoke.

Getting Around

UnderDog Bikes is a small shop with friendly staff. Located on the Roanoke River Greenway. A great place for new and veteran riders alike. Bike rentals available. http://www.underdogbikesva.com/
1119 Piedmont St SE
UnderDog Bikes is a small shop with friendly staff. Located on the Roanoke River Greenway. A great place for new and veteran riders alike. Bike rentals available. http://www.underdogbikesva.com/

Food Scene

Best coffee downtown!
Little Green Hive, Coffee & Smoothie Bar
16 Church Ave SW
Best coffee downtown!
A simple and tasty NY style deli. For breakfast and lunch. Great food and company.
R.T. Smith's Fine Delicatessen
10 Campbell Ave SE
A simple and tasty NY style deli. For breakfast and lunch. Great food and company.
Terrific homemade ice cream. Just off the greenway too!
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Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.
1115 Piedmont St SE
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Terrific homemade ice cream. Just off the greenway too!
For a 1st class dining experience with impeccable service.
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Alexander's
105 S Jefferson St
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For a 1st class dining experience with impeccable service.
Authentic Greek food in a relaxed and budget friendly atmosphere.
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Athens Corner Grill
1003 S Jefferson St
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Authentic Greek food in a relaxed and budget friendly atmosphere.
Venezuelan and Italian food. Friendly, relaxed, great prices and terrific for when very hungry - large portions!
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Leonore Restaurant
128 Campbell Ave SW
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Venezuelan and Italian food. Friendly, relaxed, great prices and terrific for when very hungry - large portions!
Delicious Indian food. Open late and often.
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Nawab Indian Cuisine
118 Campbell Ave SE
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Delicious Indian food. Open late and often.
Traditional Italian kitchen & Neapolitan style pizzeria. If you like pizza, you have to eat here. And it's so much more. Plus terrific Italian wine list.
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Fortunato
104 Kirk Ave SW
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Traditional Italian kitchen & Neapolitan style pizzeria. If you like pizza, you have to eat here. And it's so much more. Plus terrific Italian wine list.
Small and intimate. Southern & global influences, plus craft cocktails, in a cozy storefront.
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Lucky Restaurant
18 Kirk Ave SW
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Small and intimate. Southern & global influences, plus craft cocktails, in a cozy storefront.

Drinks & Nightlife

A simple, friendly, no frills small city bar. With some great live music.
The Front Row
356 Salem Ave SW
A simple, friendly, no frills small city bar. With some great live music.
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Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery
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Big Lick Brewing Company
409 Salem Ave SW
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Great live music. And food. And extensive USA beer bar.
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Blue 5 Restaurant
312 2nd St SW
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Great live music. And food. And extensive USA beer bar.
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Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room
315 Market St SE
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Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage
6 Old Whitmore Ave
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Plus live music. Relaxed. Can bring your own food and have a picnic there outside! Pet friendly.
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Parkway Brewing Company
739 Kessler Mill Rd
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Plus live music. Relaxed. Can bring your own food and have a picnic there outside! Pet friendly.
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Twin Creeks Brewing Company
111 S Pollard St
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A Few Old Goats Brewing
515 8th St SW
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Parks & Nature

Just one block from my home! Large and beautiful. Relaxed walking trails, lots of trees, peace and quiet, children's playground, dog park and a small skatepark.
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Highland Park
502 Washington Avenue Southwest
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Just one block from my home! Large and beautiful. Relaxed walking trails, lots of trees, peace and quiet, children's playground, dog park and a small skatepark.

Arts & Culture

The building is beautiful and iconic. Has some terrific shows. Check their calendar for what exhibits are showing and when.
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Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Ave SE
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The building is beautiful and iconic. Has some terrific shows. Check their calendar for what exhibits are showing and when.
So much fun for the family. Trains, trains and more!
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
303 Norfolk Ave SW
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So much fun for the family. Trains, trains and more!
The photographs. Amazing. Dedicated to the photography of O. Winston Link, the 20th century railroad photographer widely considered the master of the juxtaposition between steam railroading and rural culture.
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History Museum of Western Virginia
101 Shenandoah Ave NE
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The photographs. Amazing. Dedicated to the photography of O. Winston Link, the 20th century railroad photographer widely considered the master of the juxtaposition between steam railroading and rural culture.
A must visit for the family. Multiple machines spanning pinball history - to actually play!
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Roanoke Pinball Museum
1 Market Square SE
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A must visit for the family. Multiple machines spanning pinball history - to actually play!
In the same building as the Roanoke Pinball Museum, on the 2nd floor of Center in the Square, featuring classic arcade games and other fun retro stuff!
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Roanoke STARCADE
1 Market Square SE
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In the same building as the Roanoke Pinball Museum, on the 2nd floor of Center in the Square, featuring classic arcade games and other fun retro stuff!
A beautiful historic movie theatre in the Grandin neighborhood, near my home, featuring first run and independent movies plus other special movie related events. Plus the best popcorn in the city :)
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Grandin Movie Theater
1310 Grandin Rd SW
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A beautiful historic movie theatre in the Grandin neighborhood, near my home, featuring first run and independent movies plus other special movie related events. Plus the best popcorn in the city :)
There is so much in this key downtown events building - Roanoke Pinball Museum, Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Science Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke Starcade, aquariums, rooftop deck with amazing Roanoke City views and more!
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Center in the Square
1 Market Square SE
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There is so much in this key downtown events building - Roanoke Pinball Museum, Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Science Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke Starcade, aquariums, rooftop deck with amazing Roanoke City views and more!
The key place to learn of the rich and deep African American history of Roanoke, plus changing special exhibits. Inside Center in the Square.
Harrison Museum of African-American Culture
1 Market Square Southeast
The key place to learn of the rich and deep African American history of Roanoke, plus changing special exhibits. Inside Center in the Square.

Shopping

Architectural salvage store and more. Home of the television series Salvage Dawgs.
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Black Dog Salvage
902 13th St SW
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Architectural salvage store and more. Home of the television series Salvage Dawgs.
Candy, candy, candy!
The Candy Store
1 Market Square SE
Candy, candy, candy!