Virginia Travel Guide 2015 - 201

BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS Virginia
Radford University Art Museum

Smyth County Museum & Historical Society

Flying Flowers Butterfly House

Radford University Planetarium & Museum of Earth Sciences

The Lincoln Theatre

Fort Chiswell Animal Park

St. Albans

Wytheville / Wythe County

Great Lakes to Florida Hwy. Museum

Radford University, corner of Jefferson and Downey St.s
P.O. Box 6965, Radford 24142
540-831-5754; radford.edu/rumuseum
Art exhibition spaces on campus.Ib
801 E. Main St., Curie Hall, Radford 24142
540-831-5000; 540-831-5000
Planetarium open Tuesday and Thursday. 7:30pm. See website
for museum hours.
6248 University Park Dr., Radford 24141
540-260-3111; stalbans-virginia.com
Paranormal investigation site/tours.b

Blue Ridge Travel Association

100 High Meadows Pkwy., Radford 24141
540-320-1697; winterfrostfarm.org
Ride-A-Rescue trail riding, horse adoptions.

Includes Atkins, Chilhowie, Saltville

117 E. Main St., Marion 24354
276-783-6092; thelincoln.org
Virginia historic landmark theater bringing quality cultural
performing arts performances.Ib

Includes Austinsville, Foster Falls, Independence, Max Meadows,
Rural Retreat

Winterfrost Farm

Smyth County /

109 W. Strother St., Marion 24354
276-783-7869; smythchamber.org
Smyth County history preserved; artifacts from prehistoric
times to present.

Marion

Smyth County Tourism Association

H.L. Bonham Regional Development & Tourism Center
408 Whitetop Rd., Chilhowie 24319
276-646-3306; 877-255-9928; visitvirginiamountains.com
Everything you'll need to visit the Virginia mountains and
more. jb

2680 Grayson Pkwy., 2680 Grayson Pkwy., Independence
24348; 276-773-0450; 800-383-9144; virginiablueridge.org
Visit the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia and
enjoy outdoor recreation, museums, live theatre, themed parks
and zoos, wineries and much more! Free guides.b

Wytheville Convention & Visitors Bureau and
Regional Visitors Center

975 Tazewell St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3441; 877-347-8307; VisitWytheville.com
Local, regional, and state visitor information. Daily 9am-5pm.

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THINGS TO DO

African-American Heritage Museum

THINGS TO DO

Appalachian Spirit Gallery

144 West Main St. , Marion 24354
276-783-8891; appalachianspiritgallery.com
Celebrate the arts, traditions, and spirit of the Appalachian
Mountains.

410 E. Franklin St., Wytheville 24382
276-625-0042; wythevilletrainingschool.org
Photos, stories and memorabilia tell history of AfricanAmerican education in Wythe County.

Beagle Ridge Herb Farm

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

975 Tazewell St./Adjacent to E.Lee Trinkle Regional Visitors
Center, 115 West Spiller St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3330; museums.wytheville.org
Recreated 1926-1950's era gas station.

Haller-Gibboney Rock House Museum

205 Tazewell St., 115 West Spiller St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3330; museums.wytheville.org
Home of Wytheville's first resident Dr. John Haller.b

New River Trail State Park

West Stuart Dr., Foster Falls 24360
276-699-6778; 800-933-7275; 800-933-PARK;
virginiastateparks.gov jb

Rural Retreat Lake Park

250 Lake Rd., Rural Retreat 24368
276-686-4331; 276-223-4517; wytheco.org
Ninety acres, fishing/paddling lake, pool, trails, camping,
playground, disc golf, 4 shelters.jb

Shot Tower Historical State Park

I-77, Exit 24, north on Rt. 52, Austinville 24312
276-699-1791; 800-933-7275; 800-933-PARK;
virginiastateparks.gov

Skeeter's World Famous Hotdogs

1934 Matney Flats Rd., P.O. Box 419, Wytheville 24382
276-621-4511; beagleridgeherbfarm.com
Guided tours, classes, luncheons available: soaps, lotions,
plants in season.Ijb

165 E. Main St., Wytheville 24382
276-228-2611; shopskeeters.com
Opened since 1925, eclectic, delicious, scrumptious,
mouthwatering best-ever hotdog!

Thomas J. Boyd Museum

3714 Hwy. 16, Marion 24354
276-783-5196; smythchamber.org
The highest mountain in the state offers all of nature.jb

8711 Stoney Fork Rd., Wytheville 24382
276-663-4016; bigwalkerlookout.com
Panoramic views, craft shop w/demos, hiking trails, open all
year.Ijb

Museum of the Middle Appalachians

Claw of the Dragon

123 Palmer Ave., Saltville 24370
276-496-3633; museum.mid.app.org
Explore regional Geology, Ice Age, Woodland Indian culture,
Salt and Gypsum Industries, Company Town Life and take
virtual tour of Salt's Role in Civil War.I
1322 Rocky Hollow Rd., P.O. Box 808, Atkins 24311
276-686-4401
Experience life in 18th- & 19th-century Virginia.

BLUE RIDGE
HIGHLANDS
LODGING
PARTNERS

569 Red Hollow Rd., Max Meadows 24360
276-637-6754; fortchiswellanimalpark.com
Ride the safari bus, interact with animals from 6
continents!b

Big Walker Lookout

Hungry Mother State Park

2854 Park Blvd., Marion 24354
276-781-7400; 800-933-7275; 800-933-PARK;
virginiastateparks.gov I

Settler's Museum of Southwest Virginia

1934 Matney Flats Rd., P.O. 419, Wytheville 24382
276-621-4511; flyingflowersva.com
Walk through butterfly house, all native species flying, tours,
lunches. Ijb

Off I-77 and I-81 in Southwest Virginia, Wytheville CVB, 975
Tazewell St., Wytheville 24382
877-347-8307; clawofthedragon.com
Motorcycle trail showcasing the beautiful back roads of
Southwest Virginia!

Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

145 East Main St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3484; 276-22-EDITH; edithbollingwilson.org
Visit the only birthplace museum of a first lady in Virginia
to learn how this Pocahontas descendant journeyed from
Wytheville to the White House.Ib

295 Tazewell St., 115 West Spiller St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3330; museums.wytheville.org
Exhibit on early Wytheville history, Civil War and polio
epidemic. b

Wythe Raceway

164 Racetrack Rd., Rural Retreat 24368
276-620-2015; wytheraceway.com
Stock car racing on 1/2 mile clay oval. Mid April-October,
Saturday.Ib

Wytheville Heritage Preservation Center

115 W. Spiller St., Wytheville 24382
276-223-3330; museums.wytheville.org
Education and orientation center, exhibits, special events.b

A beautiful cottage getaway
in historic Abingdon, VA only
blocks to Barter Theatre, Main
Street shopping & dining, &
The Virginia Creeper Trail.
n
134 Park St. Abingdon
Reservations: (276) 628-8433
parkstreetguesthouse.com

Spacious rooms, flat-screen TV's,
close to the Barter Theatre and
Virginia Creeper Trail.
n
940 East Main St., Abingdon 24210
276-676-2829
holidayinnexpress.com/abingdonva

See Accommodation Chart on pg. 211

Two miles from Virginia Tech
Campus, surrounded by spacious
grounds and mountain views;
nearby Claytor Lake State Park,
Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
n
3503 Holiday Lane, Blacksburg
540-951-1330
www.daysinn.com/hotel/11245
See Accommodation Chart on pg. 211

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http://www.smythchamber.org http://www.flyingflowersva.com http://www.radford.edu/rumuseum http://www.thelincoln.org http://www.fortchiswellanimalpark.com http://www.stalbans-virginia.com http://museums.wytheville.org http://www.virginiablueridge.org http://www.winterfrostfarm.org http://museums.wytheville.org http://www.virginiastateparks.gov http://www.VisitWytheville.com http://www.visitvirginiamountains.com http://www.wytheco.org http://www.wythevilletrainingschool.org http://www.appalachianspiritgallery.com http://www.virginiastateparks.gov http://www.beagleridgeherbfarm.com http://www.shopskeeters.com http://www.virginiastateparks.gov http://www.bigwalkerlookout.com http://museums.wytheville.org http://www.smythchamber.org http://museum.mid.app.org http://www.wytheraceway.com http://www.clawofthedragon.com http://museums.wytheville.org http://www.edithbollingwilson.org http://www.daysinn.com/hotel/11245 http://www.parkstreetguesthouse.com http://www.holidayinnexpress.com/abingdonva http://www.Virginia.org

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