Complete the VBR Support Local Bingo card and take advantage of some fun ways you can show your support for local businesses in Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Learn more about Virginia’s Blue Ridge and express your artistic side by taking advantage of our VBR Coloring Sheets.
We’ve highlighted some of the signature experiences you can enjoy in the region and you can click on each coloring sheet to download a print-friendly PDF. We’ve also included the original photo that was used to create each coloring sheet as a guide, though getting creative with the colors is highly encouraged!
It’s a great activity to be able to share with kids, but there’s also no judgement for adults who want to do some coloring. We sure enjoy it!
Beaver Dam Farm is a 1920s dairy farm in Buchanan, Virginia. Since 2016, the farmers have graciously opened their 20-acre black oil sunflower fields at the end of each summer for Sunflower Festival weekends.
Learn More: Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival Website >
Printable PDF: Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival >
The City of Roanoke is known for its vibrant downtown with great local restaurants, museums, art galleries, boutique stores, special events, a historic farmers market, Amtrak platform, and many fun things to do.
Learn More: Must See Main Street - Downtown Roanoke >
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Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia, Fortunato is the region's only traditional Italian kitchen & Neapolitan style pizzeria. From house-made pastas to locally-sourced vegetables and meats, Fortunato will be a dining experience you will keep with you.
Learn More: Fortunato Website >
Printable PDF: Fortunato >
Homestead Creamery is a locally-owned market and dairy in Franklin County in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. The Farm Market offers local products, including award-winning ice cream, produce, meats, and of course, a variety of dairy products.
Learn More: Homestead Creamery Website >
Printable PDF: Homestead Creamery Farm Market >
Built in 1882 as the grand centerpiece of Virginia's Blue Ridge, the Tudor-style Hotel Roanoke is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and features 330 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and a 63,000 square-foot, high-tech Conference Center. It is a joint project of Virginia Tech and the City of Roanoke and is branded as a Curio Collection by Hilton, under the management of Benchmark Global Hospitality. Coloring sheet courtesy of The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.
Learn More: The Hotel Roanoke Website >
Printable PDF: The Hotel Roanoke >
Perched on its namesake is Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke’s animal destination. Here, you’ll meet over 40 species of animals, including the adorable red pandas.
Learn More: Mill Mountain Zoo Website >
Printable PDF: Mill Mountain Zoo >
Texas Tavern has been a Roanoke icon since 1930 and operated by the Bullington family for four generations. “Roanoke’s Millionaires Club” is a classic lunch counter and late-night eatery that is open 24-7 and seats 1,000...10 at a time. The menu features world famous “chile,” hot dogs, hamburgers, and cheesy westerns.
Learn More: Texas Tavern Website >
Printable PDF: Texas Tavern >
The Upper James River Water Trail is comprised of 64 miles of the iconic James River in Botetourt County in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, with a large portion of the trail designated as a Virginia Scenic River. These headwaters provide some of the finest recreational paddling and fishing available in Virginia. The river is ideally suited for canoeing or kayaking, with great scenery, views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, miles of undeveloped shorelines, and plenty of fun class I and II rapids.
Learn More: Upper James River Water Trail Website > | Local Outfitter: Twin River Outfitters >
Printable PDF: Upper James River Water Trail >
The best place to receive an introduction to the rail history of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Downtown Roanoke. Located in Roanoke’s old freight station, the museum is home to diesel, electric, steam locomotives and more. Climb aboard and imagine the thrill of chugging between the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Learn More: Rail Collection at the Virginia Museum of Transportation >
Printable PDF: Virginia Museum of Transportation >
Complete the VBR Support Local Bingo card and take advantage of some fun ways you can show your support for local businesses in Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Put your knowledge of Virginia's Blue Ridge to the test by checking out our collection of VBR Trivia Questions.
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Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is committed to cultivating an atmosphere that welcomes and celebrates the unique backgrounds, abilities, passions, and perspectives of our vibrant community. As our region’s only destination marketing organization, we have a responsibility to showcase the best the Roanoke Region has to offer, and those assets and strengths come in varied forms. We embrace differences in race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, language, visible and invisible disabilities, and all the intersecting identities that make Virginians and visitors alike so unique. We believe our differences make us stronger– and better.