Roanoke Mountain, Roanoke
#16 among attractions in Roanoke
Facts and practical information
Roanoke Mountain is a mountain in Virginia. It is located two miles south of the Roanoke River and one mile east of the Blue Ridge Parkway. ()
Roanoke United States
Roanoke Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Roanoke Star, O. Winston Link Museum, Grandin Theatre, Mill Mountain Theatre.
- 2.9 miNNature, Mountain
Roanoke Star, Roanoke
73 min walk • The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It is visible for 60 miles from the air and it sits 1,045 feet above the city of Roanoke.
- 4.4 miNMuseum, Specialty museum, Art museum
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke
113 min walk • The O. Winston Link Museum is a museum dedicated to the photography of O. Winston Link, the twentieth century railroad photographer widely considered the master of the juxtaposition between steam railroading and rural culture.
- 4.5 miNWCinema
Grandin Theatre, Roanoke
115 min walk • The Grandin Road Commercial Historic District, also referred to as Grandin Village, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the Raleigh Court neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.
- 4.3 miNConcerts and shows, Theater
Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke
110 min walk • Mill Mountain Theatre is a professional equity theatre located in Roanoke, Virginia. Originally opening as Mill Mountain Playhouse as a “not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre”, the location burned down in 1976, leading to a re-opening and renaming at the Center in the Square in 1983.
- 3.9 miNSynagogue, Greek Revival architecture
Beth Israel Synagogue, Roanoke
99 min walk • Beth Israel Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue located at 920 Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.
- 2.6 miNCompact animal park with a train ride
Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
67 min walk • The Mill Mountain Zoo is a zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. When it opened in 1952, the zoo was operated by the City of Roanoke. In 1976, the city turned its operation over to the Roanoke Jaycees.
- 3.9 miNSacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke
101 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1891–1892, and is a Gothic style blue-gray limestone church designed by Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia.
- 2.6 miNWShopping, Shopping centre
Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke
68 min walk • Tanglewood Mall is a shopping mall in southwest Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. It originally opened for business March 28, 1973. The mall is currently managed by Urban Retail Properties. Tanglewood Mall is located at the intersection of US 220 and Route 419. The Roy L. Weber Expressway's southern terminus is the exit with 419.
- 3.8 miNWBars and clubs, Novelty architecture
The Coffee Pot, Roanoke
99 min walk • The Coffee Pot is a historic roadhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the Grandin Court neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.
- 3.8 miNGreek Revival architecture
Buena Vista, Roanoke
97 min walk • Buena Vista is a historic plantation house located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with a shallow hipped roof and two-story, three-bay wing.
- 4.5 miNConcerts and shows, Theater
Henry Street Historic District, Roanoke
116 min walk • Henry Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses four contributing buildings constructed between 1917 and 1951.