It’s not as picturesque
as other towns, but its
a good logistical base.
The site of the Harrison
Museum of African
American Culture (www.
harrisonmuseum.com)
was the first public
high school for African
Americans in America.
It has displays on local
African American culture
and traditional and
contemporary African
art. Nearby, Center in the
Square (%540-342-5700;
http://www.centerinthesquare.org;
1 Market Sq; h10am-5pm
Tue-Sat, from 1pm Sun) is the
city’s cultural heartbeat,
with a science museum
and planetarium (adult/child $8/6), local history
museum (adult/child
$3/2) and theater.54 p311
The Drive » From Roanoke,
you can hop back on the
parkway and continue on into
the Meadows of Dan portion of
the park, covered in Trip 24: The
Crooked Road (p289).Lexington Washington & Lee University campus