History Museum of Western Virginia

On tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue, this exquisite hotel offers both a romantic atmosphere and top-notch business features. European-style service and abundant amenities keep both leisure and business travelers returning to the traditional-looking red-brick building just a block from the bustle of Newbury Street. Almost every unit is a spacious suite (16 rooms are standard doubles) with a...

Tools, costumes, and weapons tell the story of Roanoke and southwestern Virginia from American Indian days 10,000 years ago through early settler days 2 centuries ago to the present. The museum carries books, maps, and prints for sale. Joint tickets are available with the O. Winston Link Museum .

As a fledgling institution, the Historical Society of Western Virginia first opened in two steel file cabinets and lobby space in the Roanoke Main Library in 1957 and created the History Museum shortly after. Over the years we went on to occupy various commercial storefronts in downtown Roanoke.

When Roanoke's Center in the Square opened in 1983 in the renovated 1914 McGuire warehouse in the...

For a quick culinary trip around the world, head to Foodlife at Water Tower Place. You get a card that you use as you gather dishes from stations featuring cuisines including Italian, Thai and Mexican. When you’ve put together a meal, take your card to the cashier and pay for everything at once. This is handy place to take a big group that can’t agree on what to have for lunch.