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Hollins' attractions cluster around Hollins University campus, north Roanoke County parks and quick access to downtown Roanoke. Hollins University is a historic 1842 women's university campus with the Botetourt Reading Room and the Wyndham Robertson Library. Downtown Roanoke and the Mill Mountain Star — 15 minutes south — anchor the region: the illuminated star atop Mill Mountain has crowned Roanoke since 1949 and is the marquee overlook of the Roanoke Valley. The Taubman Museum of Art downtown is a striking Randall Stout-designed contemporary museum. The Virginia Museum of Transportation displays historic locomotives from the Norfolk & Western. The Historic Roanoke City Market — one of the oldest continuously operated farmers' markets in the US — anchors downtown Saturday mornings. The Blue Ridge Parkway is 20 minutes southeast for the marquee scenic drive of the eastern US. Explore Park along the Roanoke River offers walking trails and a Blue Ridge Parkway visitor center. The Roanoke Star and Mill Mountain overlook is the marquee city-view viewpoint. Mild spring blooms on Hollins campus, warm summer festival nights, peak fall Blue Ridge foliage and cool winter shape the year.

There is more within easy reach: The Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge Parkway (~50 min northeast); Smith Mountain Lake (~45 min east); Blacksburg and Virginia Tech (~40 min west); Bedford's National D-Day Memorial (~30 min east). Seasonal highlights include the Roanoke Festival in the Park at Elmwood Park (Memorial Day weekend), Hollins University commencement (May), and Downtown Roanoke Dickens of a Christmas (November–December).

Hollins sits on Plantation Road just off I-81 in northern Roanoke County, 15 minutes north of downtown Roanoke. Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is about 15 minutes south — the closest full-service airport with connections to Charlotte, Atlanta, DC and Chicago. Amtrak Northeast Regional service runs daily from downtown Roanoke to DC and Boston. A car is helpful for day trips — Valley Metro bus routes serve parts of the county but coverage is limited outside the downtown core. The Hilton and downtown Roanoke restaurants are 15 minutes south via I-81; Hollins University is 5 minutes east of the hotel. Highway access: I-81 runs north-south through Exit 146 for Hollins; I-581 spurs south from I-81 to downtown Roanoke; US-11 (Williamson Road) parallels I-81 north into the Hollins corridor. A car is helpful — Valley Metro bus routes serve parts of the county but coverage is limited. Once you have arrived, plan to keep a car for day trips around the region; most attractions are an easy drive, and parking at the hotel is straightforward.