Roanoke

City of Roanoke, that's how this city in the state of Virginia is called, it is located in the Roanoke Valley. Of almost 100,000 inhabitants it is one of the four major cities of the state. It is also the commercial and cultural hub of a big part of the surrounding areas of ​​Virginia and the southern West Virginia. Here and in one of its closest mountains ,Mill Mountain Park the whole valley can be seen and we find a peculiar monument, the biggest star ever made by mankind, The Roanoke Star made in 1949, that lights up every day of the year. Spectacular views from this spot to the Roanoke Valley mountains and especially their highest peaks such as Ford Lewis Rich Patch Mountain or the Mountain of the Appalachian Mountains.