CPA ’23 Info Hub

Suggestions For Meals:

• Close-by: "Sal's Italian Eatery", "El Rodeo", "Famous A's", "Wing Boss", "Top Dawgs", "Cracker Barrel", "Cafe Asia", "Pokie Joes BBQ", Dogwood Restaurant 
• Fine Dining: Award winning "Alexander's" in Roanoke 
• Experience: "Kabuki Japanese Restaurant" & "Swinging Bridge Restaurant"
• Local & Fresh: "Hollywood's Restaurant & Bakery", "Local Roots", & "Bloom"
• Chains w/ Fantastic Local Locations: "Longhorn", Carrabba's,  & "Mission BBQ"
• Deserts: "Blue Cow Ice Cream", "Bubblecake", & "Rookie's"

Things To Do:

• Visit the iconic Roanoke Star and get a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge mountains, without having to hike at all
• Check out beautiful Smith Mountain Lake and all it's activities
• Like mountain biking? Roanoke is the mountain biking capital of the east coast
• Hike Mcafee's Knob (ranked as the most photographed spot on the Appalachian trail)
• Ride the Blue Ridge Parkway and view beautiful fall leaves
• Visit the historic and gorgeous Peaks of Otter
• The area features many Antique shops like Black Dog Salvage (as seen on tv) and others that offer endless antiquing 
• Shop in quaint downtown Salem and experience all the sights
• Like coffee? Visit delicious and cute coffee shops like top-rated RND Coffee, Cello Coffee Cafe (Turkish coffee), and many others
• Visit the Roanoke Explore Park and go on a zip lining tour or hike the beautiful trails
• Like Disc Golf? Roanoke features one of the state's top 5 courses @ Mayflower Hills Park
• Enjoy fishing as a couple? The area features no end of opportunities for trout fishing in streams, bass fishing at Smith Mountain Lake, muskogee fishing in surrounding rivers, and a ton more
• Like history? You can take a short drive to visit the birthplace of Booker T. Washington, the D-Day memorial, or Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest Estate
• Mix it up with history and nature, and visit the Natural Bridge (a limestone bridge created by water running through it and carving out the rock) then go to the Virginia Safari Park nearby and take one of the most up-close and personal animal tours all from the comfort of your car
• And so much more...