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Catholic
Historical Society Museum of Roanoke Valley
400 W. Campbell Ave., Roanoke 24016
(540) 982-0152
Exhibits about Catholic history in the Roanoke Valley, photos and
artifacts from Roanoke Valley parishes.
Open Tues, 10am-2pm, or by appointment.
Harrison
Museum of African-American Culture
523 Harrison Ave., NW, Roanoke
24026-2544
(540) 345-4818
Regional and local African-American history, art exhibits, and annual
events.
Open Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat, 1-5pm.
Museum
and Historical Society of Western Virginia
1 Market Square, Center in the
Square, Roanoke 24011
(540) 342-5770
Archive, library and audio-visual theatre; traces mankind’s impact on
western Virginia
from prehistoric to modern times.
Office open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Museum open Tues-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 1-5pm.
Museum
of Theatre History of Roanoke Valley (part of Museum and Historical
Society of Western Virginia)
1 Market Square, Center in the
Square, Roanoke 24011
(540) 342-5770
Artifacts from the Academy of Music, American Theatre, and other theatres
in the
Roanoke Valley.
Open Tues-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 1-5pm.
Roanoke
Downtown Walking Tour
See the Roanoke Valley Visitors
Guide available at the Roanoke Valley Visitors Center.
Roanoke
Valley Visitor Information Center
110 Shenandoah Avenue, Roanoke 24016
(800) 635-5535 or (540) 345-8622
info@visitroanokeva.com
Local information.
Open daily, 9am-5pm
To the
Rescue Museum
Tanglewood Mall, 4428 Electric Rd.,
Roanoke 24014
(540) 776-0364
ttrescue@juno.com
Interactive rescue exhibits, history of rescue techniques, and
memorials to rescuers.
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, 1-6pm.
Vinton
Historical Society Museum/Upson House Museum
210 Jackson St., Vinton 24179
(540) 342-8634 or 890-0007
Exhibits on World War Two, Civil War, mills, and schools.
Open Thurs and Sat, 10am-2pm.
 Virginia
Museum of Transportation
303 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke 24011
(540) 342-5670
info@vmt.org
Locomotives, cabooses, vintage cars and trucks, carriages, and a
four-tier model train layout.
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon to 5pm; closed Mon, Jan-Feb.
Admission charged.
 Virginia’s
Explore Park
P.O. Box 8508, Mile Post 115,
Blue
Ridge Parkway, Roanoke 24014
(540) 427-1800
jevans@explorepark.org
1,100-acre environmental, historical, and recreational park;
interpreters depict life in Virginia from 1000 AD to 1850.
Open May-Oct, Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm.
Admission charged.
Roanoke
City Public Library
706 Jefferson St., Roanoke
24061-5191
(540) 853-2473
Regional and genealogical research in the Virginia Room.
Open Mon-Thurs, 9am-9pm; Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 9am-5pm; Sept-May, Sun, 1-5pm.
Roanoke
County Courthouse
305 E. Main St., Salem 24153
(540) 387-6211
Historical and genealogical resources.
Open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm. |