ral building materials that were carefully selected to provide an ambience in keep- ing with the design of the lodge.
The spa features: a reception area and boutique offering products being used in the spa; four treatment rooms, each ded- icated to different experiences; a yoga and pilates studio; and a relaxation room offering outside views.
Things to Do
Downtown Roanoke is full of shopping, restaurants and several points of inter- ests, including arts and rail districts.
Plan day trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway, or regional outdoor recreational and cultural activities. Include the National D-Day Memorial, Natural Bridge or the Appalachian Trail.
Founded in 2004 and operated by the Historical Society of Western Virginia, the O. Winston Link Museum focuses on the striking photographic and auditory works developed by artist O. Winston Link between 1955 and 1960. A successful commercial photographer from New York, Link brought his studio outdoors, creating carefully arranged images designed to convey the Norfolk & Western Railway and the communities and countryside along the tracks in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.
The Roanoke Star and Overlook Mill Mountain is an historic landmark touted as the world’s largest man-made star, and was built as a community spirited project atop Mill Mountain. It has been in operation since 1949.
The Taubman Museum of Art showcases American art, modern and contemporary art, design and decorative arts, folk and visionary art, and works on paper. The museum features a changing array of national and international exhibitions.
Virginia Museum of Transportation is the official transportation museum of Virginia is located in Roanoke’s historic Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Station. The museum features carriages, multi-level
O-gauge layout, aviation equipment, an automobile collection, Greyhound and Trailways exhibits, model circus and the Star Station Playground for children.
In nearby Luray, Virginia, for more than 130 years the Luray Caverns have been renowned as one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders. Today, the caverns attract a half-million visitors annually from around the globe. First dis- covered in 1878 by a tinsmith and a local photographer, Luray Caverns is 4,000,000 centuries in the making beneath Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
One-hour tours along well-lit paved walk- ways lead visitors through cathedral- sized rooms with ceilings 10-stories high. Enormous chambers are filled with tower- ing columns, shimmering draperies and crystal-clear pools.
www.visitroanokeva.com WILLIAMSBURG
Williamsburg is a major conference desti- nation that has hosted some of the world’s most prestigious and demanding groups. President Ronald Reagan hosted the Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations here. The Business Roundtable, an association of the CEOs of the nation’s 100 largest corporations, has met here annually since 1995. The U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus and NATO’s Defense Ministers chose Williamsburg as their meeting site.
Frequent visitors have included U.S. Presidents, Queen Elizabeth, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles and dozens of other heads of state. Home to 17 confer- ence properties, Williamsburg boasts a total of 4,700 guest rooms and range from five-star luxury resorts to economy- minded hotels.
In addition, Williamsburg is one of North America’s most popular vacation destina- tions with more than four million visitors annually. The region’s combination of attractions and activities delight dele- gates and families alike.
Renowned regionally and in culinary circles for nearly 30 years, The Trellis Restaurant on Duke of Gloucester Street, adjacent to the Historic Area of
Colonial Williamsburg, has a new chef/owner and renovated interior for 2010.
What’s New
Renowned regionally and in culinary cir- cles for nearly 30 years, The Trellis Restaurant on Duke of Gloucester Street, adjacent to the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, has a new chef/owner and renovated interior for 2010. Chef David Everett has spent more than 30 years developing an intense appreciation and menus inspired by the purity of flavor and quality that comes from the artisanal farmer.
With its namesake trellises extending over an impressive brick paved patio for the very best in outdoor dining, The Trellis’ new interior design carries the ele- ments of nature right through the dining space. Diners enjoy a great view of either the most famous historic street in the country or into the new, state-of-the-art kitchen.
Changes begin this year at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA, and extend into 2012, starting with an expansion of “Christmas Town: A Busch Gardens Celebration.” Busch Gardens’ Italy village will leave guests with a feeling of peace on earth as the park completes its transformation into a Christmas wonderland.
In the coming year, Busch Gardens and Water Country USA will take their attrac- tions to new heights with towering rides
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