I was here for the Roanoke Pinball Museum…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/roanoke-pinball-museum-roanoke?hrid=_aVRvVUx4AoYrhkv-k-7Cw but spent some time in the atrium and later at the Candy Store https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-candy-store-roanoke?uid=hWDybu_KvYLSdEFzGrniTw. Roanoke has gathered a number of different experiences into this one location and made it quite special. The Harrison Museum of African-American Culture, Kids Square Museum, Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke Pinball Museum, Roanoke STARCADE, and the Science Museum. All with one box office and one central atrium. Converted from an abandoned warehouse, it was initially just the art museum, theatre, history and science museum. But it's expanded its tenants and brought a cultural star to the Star City. Awesomesauce. You might find street parking but you'll probably do better with one of the nearby parking decks. [Review 13799 overall, 1120 of 2020, number 1233 in Virginia.]

Stopped by here on my way to my hotel stay and so glad I did! There is so much inside to explore…read moreand check out! Centrally located within walking distance of tons and tons of stores and shops, restaurants, cafés and hotels. The perfect place to spend a day while on your stay in Roanoke Virginia

This is a house which was turned into a museum relatively recently but was never really torn apart…read moreand rebuilt during its extensive history. My guide was a local with family memories going back generations, which might not be true for every visitor but which adds a value you can't put a price on (nor do you need to, as the museum is free). There were a variety of exhibits on the surrounding area and a gift shop with a significant variety of mostly local artisans represented. While it is an older building, a chairlift has been put in so it is accessible. The biggest drawback I could see is that while it is a solidly constructed building, it clearly is not impervious to stinkbugs, of which there were many. A common, if historically recent phenomenon. The place puts on events and rotates its exhibits, so I'll likely come back.

These caves were very interesting, and beautiful. I had never visited a cavern before and this one…read morewas a great first one to visit. It was very easy to get into and did not disappoint.

If you are a fan of caverns/caves, really consider this place. I thought they were interesting…read more Staff was great.Gift sop is bigger than I expected. But the view of these formations and their lighting was wonderful. I went early in the morning and was able to hear the water dripping and the stream running. Well worth the price (which I thought was a good price)

I had a day to entertain my two year old by myself in Roanoke. This place was perfect! It was in a…read moregreat location, just down the street from our hotel, so we walked. It was a reasonable price. It was the perfect size for her to get through in two hours. She had a blast going from room to room playing in all the different themes. She loved the playground area for climbing and slides. She also loved the little camping area. The Kroger exhibit was quite a hit as well. I loved that she was learning about all the different trades and burning energy at the same time. I also loved the details they put into each station. The news reporting with the live broadcast and microphones were really fun. The working cash register experience at the Kroger experience was awesome. The black light area was a lot of fun too. I think I had as much fun as she did! Definitely recommend for anyone with a toddler and at least two hours to get through it.

My son absolutely loved this place and there were so many activities to do. It's well worth the $9…read moreper person and the price is nothing at all. You can spend hours in here. There isn't time did mission and you can stay as long as you want. There's activities for just about every interest your child can possibly have, a market place, a salon, trains, jungle gyms, digging, construction, sensory play, a black room, literally everything. The staff keeps it nice and clean, but your expected to clean up after your child as well, of course. There's even a section for kids two and below. The only thing I wasn't really fond of was when we first walked in, the employee was talking to my three year old autistic child, and telling him the rules, which he really doesn't understand, and she was expecting a response back from him. Just because you don't know the nature of younger children, I think it's better to direct rules and everything to parents, so they can direct it to the child.

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.

Science museum with hands on exhibits and learning for kids!…read moreWe spent a good morning playing with family at the museum. We went to the human body exhibits and the magnatiles, blocks and dino dig upstairs. They also had fish in an aquarium on the ground floor.

This was a really cool museum that my wife found online while planning our trip. We came to Roanoke…read moreon vacation and wanted to go here since it was close by where we were staying. I thoroughly enjoyed the Planetarium. The family really enjoyed the parakeet garden. That was a lot of fun to get that up close and personal with over 250 birds all at one time. I highly recommend this for the kids and some adults might enjoy it as well. They have tons of fun things to do and to learn about.