Things To Do & Activities

Located in the heart of Southwest Virginia, the Roanoke Valley serves as the area's cultural, economic, education and entertainment center with about 295,000 citizens.

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Off-campus Events

There is a lot to see do in Roanoke and the surrounding area. Here's some ideas of upcoming events to check out:

November 10, 2009
Thanksgiving 101- Roanoke.com

November 13, 2009
Old Crow Medicine Show- Salem Civic Center

November 20, 2009
VT Hockey vs. UVA- Roanoke Civic Center

December 4, 2009
"Lighting of Salem Christmas Tree"- City of Salem

 
 

Visiting Information

Whether you're coming to town to visit the college or just passing through, here's all the information you'll need to get here and get around.

 

Within Walking Distance

Nightlife, shopping, and more. Salem's got it all.

Nightlife

Salem offers several options for nightspots. Live music, dancing or a quiet booth to hang out with your friends.

Restaurants

Great food is easy to find all around the campus. From sandwiches to filet mignon, and all the pizza, late night goodies, and coffee in between, you can enjoy the best.

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Roanoke College Address & Phone

Call 800-388-2276. For general information contact:

Roanoke College
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153-3794
Email: info@roanoke.edu

 
 

Interesting Area Facts

Roanoke has won an All America City Award five times, the latest in 1996.

A University of Kentucky study ranked Roanoke's quality of life among the top 20 nationally.

Roanoke was rated as one of the top 10 healthiest places in the US by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

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Roanoke Top 10

Off-campus adventures

  1. 01. The Roanoke star
  2. 02. Natural Bridge and Safari Park
  3. 03. Hiking the Appalachian Trail (MacAfee's knob)
  4. 04. Olde Salem Days - arts/crafts, food, music, car show in downtown Salem
  5. 05. White water rafting on the New River in nearby West Virginia
  6. 06. Downtown Roanoke - By day, the Farmer's Market. By night - restaurants, nightlife, live music.
  7. 07. Grandin Village - old restored movie theater (think The Majestic with Jim Carrey), ice cream parlor, shops, restaurants & more
  8. 08. Smith Mountain Lake
  9. 09. The Homeplace in Catawba - located in an old Virginia home and is an all-you-can-eat family-style restaurant serving the best Southern food around.
  10. 10. Taubman Art Museum in Downtown Roanoke.
 
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