Roanoke, VA

Roanoke sits in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, connected by I-81 running north-south and I-581 into downtown. US Routes 460, 220, and 11 provide additional access, with Route 460 linking to Lynchburg and eastern Virginia. The airport is 20 minutes north via Route 419. The city's claim to fame is the 88-foot Roanoke Star atop Mill Mountain, illuminated since 1949 and visible throughout the valley.