Looks like a house, acts as a hub for rotating art and history exhibits. This Queen Anne Victorian…read morehome used to belong to Alexander Black, a prominent figure in Blacksburg, but is now a cultural center for art, and also has a children's room, a small library and a genealogy center. I got to explore the space for a bit before they closed for the day. I was impressed with the children's area, which is fun and has quite a few things for kids to play with. Other than the children's area, everything else is mostly look-but-don't-touch. Art, historical objects and documents, maps, books, furniture and a few cozy places to sit are the rest of the cultural center. This is a nice place to stop into when you're in Blacksburg if you want to know more about the history of the city, but it's also a quick visit.

This house occupies a prominent spot in downtown Blacksburg. It is open for free visitation, but…read morethe hours are limited and it is not open on Sunday, which is a bit tough from a tourist perspective. When I visited, a weekend Street market was going on outside. It is a splendid looking structure outside and in, and had a variety of exhibitions on the history and natural environment of the area as well as some art on display. There was a gift shopped themed toward local history. One can also sit on the covered porch outside. Bathrooms and water fountains were available on the second floor, and it was a hot day.

YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEE HHHHAAAWWWWWWWWWW…read more Motor mile track racing, nestled in the heart of mountains, this track boasts not just stock car racing, but also a drag strip. I'm not sure if the drag strip is a 1/4 or 1/8 mile, but you can see (and hear) it from the motor mile. Students get in free, everyone else is 10$. College students are included in the free. Food and beer is cheap, everyone is pretty friendly here. One note, there are not chairs or bleachers, so you'll be sitting on scaffolded concrete unless you bring in a folding chair, which many people do. Smoking is allowed since it's outside. Great place to be, just make sure when you're parking, that you can get out if need be. General (free) parking is on a huge hill.

Season ticket holder here so I have a bias. The VT ticket office has it down pretty good now a…read moredays. The whole system is automated and you can order your tickets on line so it makes the process smooth. Game days they get you into the stadium pretty quick. They have the automated Ticket readers now so no more ticket tearing at the gate. Sandy is running a pretty well oiled machine up there now. Nice work!

Welcoming spirit, comfortable surroundings with incredible views, great food. Every effort is…read moreextended by the staff to make your experience a pleasant one.

This is a private, members-only club situated on the upper levels of Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium…read more During Graduation Week, they open their Club for brunch and dinner reservations. The only way to contact them is by email. It literally took me weeks and some emails to get a reply back. I was finally able to lock in our brunch reservations about 2 weeks before our trip. The University Club has you sign an event contract and pay the full amount for the brunch or dinner in 4 payments prior to your reservation. The price was about $55/person + service fees, tax. Drinks, both soda and alcohol, are not included in the brunch price. With tip, it came out to about $75/person. The Club itself has a separate entrance inside the Stadium and you take an elevator up. As soon as you got out of the elevator, they had a step-and-repeat with decorations for families to take pictures before or after your event. The Club is quite spacious and modern. There were stadium seats in front of the large windows overlooking the football field for members to watch the game while enjoying the Club's amenities. The Graduation Brunch was buffet-style with salad, shrimp cocktail, potato salad, chicken and a prime rib carving station. All the staff there were very friendly and helpful, they went above & beyond to make our day special. I pre-ordered personalized wine bottles which were to be served during brunch but since we were driving back to the airport and others driving to D.C., I asked them if we could take them with us. Our server put them in white gift bags with balloons attached which really added a nice touch! The food was fine, nothing spectacular. But it's worth going through the trouble to go for Graduation celebration. They also offered a pre-order flower arrangements or VT cookies but I didn't get them. I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 only because how difficult it was to get a reservation. However, keep in mind that the members have priority booking and having thousands of students graduating over the course of 3 days make things very difficult. I definitely recommend University Club for your student's graduation! It's a memory that will last a lifetime!

The Dedmon Center is where Radford University basketball teams play their home games. Players will…read morecall is located at a table in the front entrance (must show ID for tickets). Spectators get a good view of the basketball court from all seats in the arena. The concession stands sell typical arena food like hot dogs, candy, popcorn, and soda. Parking is located across from the Dedmon Center in a big lot (free).

This was a great place for my kid's gymnastics meet. Glad too see the renovation is in progress…read more Very nice, open facility. Bathrooms could use a little sprucing, but i thought it was comfortable overall and parking is good.

This place has an amazing ambiance, and makes it feel like you're going to the movies as a kid…read moreagain!

We were there to see one of the newest blockbuster action movies. Check in was easy, popcorn was…read moregreat. Prices were sooooo cheap! Sound quality great and tons of room inside with an incredibly high ceiling in the theater. Very comfortable and felt like we're had plenty of room to ourselves.

You wouldn't think that a university known for technology would have a great performing arts…read morecenter, but it does. The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech is small, but there's a lot of creativity happening in this building. Not just performing arts, either. Although, they do have a wonderful stage and lots of comfortable seats at which to watch performances. This is also a place to view visual arts -- they have rotating art exhibits located throughout the building. It's also a place to hear concerts, and lots of other creative endeavors. It's not just for students, either. Many of these things are open to the public. When I visited, there were some elementary kids on a field trip, learning about the center and doing projects. The Center for the Arts collaborates with local schools to offer programs to students for free, which is pretty neat.

During this wonderful time of the year, I enjoy going to uplifting places that put you in the mood…read moreto celebrate the Holiday Season. So this Wednesday, that is precisely what I did. After being awarded the Yelp Triad Squad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, celebrating their contributions and accomplishments throughout the year, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants, businesses, and entertainment venues, and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to uncover those found in hidden paths that for one reason or another have not reached the public in its totality. And Mill Mountain Theatre, in Roanoke, Virginia, is a perfect example. Located in the Center In The Square building, in the heart of Downtown Roanoke, Mill Mountain Theatre is a professional regional theater presenting musicals and plays year-round. It is the gem of the performing arts of the Star City of Roanoke. Ever since I was a kid and watched a Broadway Musical for the very first time at the young age of 12, in New York City, I was inspired by the acting, by the plot, and by the meaningfulness of the words of the songs. The musical was Pippin, with Pippin played by John Rubinstein, and featuring Ben Vereen as the leading player. Then while living in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, I had the privilege of enjoying one of my favorite musicals, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," with the main character Joseph, played by Donny Osmond, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. But even if this all sounds like a great experience, what is even greater is that I had the opportunity of visiting over 50 community theaters in New England while I was living there. From small theaters in farms where the seats were haystacks, to theaters in small towns in which the seats escalated upwards to be able to accommodate enough people to watch the show, to dinner theater where you were able to enjoy a meal in a cozy room with a stage, where the play was performed. Today, after having dinner at the Six and Sky Rooftop Grille, located in the same building as the Mill Mountain Theatre, I came down to the first floor to watch "A Christmas Story." As I arrived to the entrance of the theater, a very friendly and welcoming lady volunteer, scanned my front row, center ticket, and showed me to the entrance hall that led into the theater. Once there, another gentleman volunteer, took a look at my ticket and showed me the way to the front row seat. The stage was not the largest, but a perfect size to put on a great number of good plays. They did an excellent job building the set scenery with a nice collection of props. The actors did an almost flawless performance in which you were even able to see their character's personalities transformed into their own. It was a very impactful production. It effectively used humor to engage the audience while tackling the serious and important subject of bullying. This blend often helps make the serious messages more relatable and memorable. The intermission served as a time to relax and maybe visit the beautifully designed consecion stand for some refreshments. After the show, it was nice to find that a door led directly to the parking building where I had parked my Lexus. In conclusion, the Star City of Roanoke and its community is enriched by having this very unique little performing arts center. By bringing people together for shared learning and cultural experiences, this theater fosters social connections, community pride, and a greater sense of belonging.

We went to see the production Annie last night and it was an absolutely amazing performance. They…read morereally have a well-produced performance and the facility was great. My only complaint was the spacing between the rows of seating in which had there would have been anyone sitting in front of me they would have had my knees pushing against the back of their chair, making both of us uncomfortable. However, the performance and venue itself were 5 star all the way. It's an amazing theater organization offering acting classes and really have a great presence in the area. Last year they did a production at the Bent Mountain Center of James and the Giant Peach and it was a phenomenal production as well. Some of these actors and actresses were in Annie as well and it is great to see their growth since the last performance we saw them in. The acting and choreography was excellent and exceeded my expectations - the talent and ability of our hometown theatrical group here is amazing! We loved it! You have to check them out. They have a nice list of productions for 2025 which we plan on being regulars to support them. Such an enjoyable time! Please check them out!