Local Area Attractions and Point of Interest

Hermitage Roanoke is blessed to be located in one of our country’s most desirable regions. Located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke is known for beautiful scenery, southern hospitality, moderate four season climate and quality of life.

Roanoke offers tremendous opportunities to participate in the beauty of the outdoors whether you are on the Blue Ridge Parkway enjoying scenic overlooks or taking a walk on the greenway along the banks of the Roanoke River. If you find yourself in downtown Roanoke, your visit is not complete until you take a walk through the Historic Roanoke City Market, the oldest continuously operating open-air market in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Roanoke is also known for its lively arts community, with museums, galleries and performing arts such as local theatre, concerts, symphony, opera and ballet.

Hospitals

• Carilion Health System – http://www.carilionclinic.org
• Lewis Gale Medical Center- http://lewisgale.com
• Virginia Veterans Care Center in Salem – http://www.salem.va.gov

Colleges

• Roanoke College – http://webapps.roanoke.edu/
• Hollins University – http://www.hollins.edu
• Virgina Western Community College – http://www.virginiawestern.edu
• Ferrum College – http://www.ferrum.edu
• Virginia Tech – http://www.vt.edu
• Washington and Lee – http://www.wlu.edu
• Virginia Military Institute -http://www.vmi.edu

City Information

• Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau – http://www.visitroanokeva.com
• Downtown Roanoke – http://www.downtownroanoke.org
• Roanoke – http://www.roanoke.com
• City of Roanoke – http://www.roanokeva.gov
• Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce – http://www.visitsmithmountainlake.com
• Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce – http://www.roanokechamber.org

Cultural Activities

• Jefferson Center – http://www.jeffcenter.org
• Opera Roanoke – http://www.operaroanoke.org
• Roanoke Symphony Orchestra – http://www.rso.com
• Center in the Square – http://www.centerinthesquare.org
• Taubman Museum of Art – http://www.taubmanmuseum.org
• History Museum of Western Virginia – http://www.vahistorymuseum.org
• Virginia Museum of Transportation – http://www.vmt.org
• O. Winston Link Museum – http://www.linkmuseum.org
• Science Museum of Western Virginia – http://www.smwv.org
• Mill Mountain Zoo – http://www.mmzoo.org

Recreation

• Roanoke Valley Greenways – http://www.greenways.org
• Blue Ridge Parkway – http://www.blueridgeparkway.org
• Salem Red Sox – http://www.salemsox.com
• YMCA of Roanoke Valley – http://www.ymcaroanoke.org