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Blacksburg is accessible by road, or for the lucky few, by the Virginia Tech airport. It is about 30 miles west of [wiki=572e6ab6c69e828cc15591d0b853295c]Roanoke[/wiki]. Blacksburg is on US 460, about ten miles north of I-81 (exit 118B). The closest commercial airport is Roanoke Regional (ROA). The SmartWay bus[url=http://www.smartwaybus.com/]]offers direct service from the airport and downtown Roanoke to Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech campus. The closest Greyhound bus station is also in Roanoke. While school is in session, Home Ride of Virginia[url=http://www.homeride.com/[/url]]offers weekend bus service to Northern Virginia, Hampton roads and other Virginia universities.
If you happen to be arriving with a private plane, Virginia Tech also has an airport,[http://www.vtbcb.com/[/url] but with no commercial flights.
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Through city and university cooperation, Blacksburg has a nice bus system. It is free to all students who have an ID card. It costs $0.50 for everyone else. On Football Games, this fee is hiked up to several dollars for a couple hours before the game starts until half time. After half time for a couple hours after half time, the fees are waived. Blacksburg Transit [http://btransit.org/].
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If you are coming to Blacksburg, it is hard to miss the campus of Virginia Tech, especially the much-photographed Burruss Hall.
The main downtown section is an easy walk from the campus.
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During the fall, a major part of the weekend is Collegiate American Football. Let's Go Hokies...
The Lyric, the local theater, often has movies for cheap as well as a range of musical acts that pass throught. Former acts include Balkan Beat Box and The Meters
As a bustling college town, there are often university activities at all times of day; inquire at the Squires Student Center.
The [wiki=a972ebba706236cf32d63806152876cb]Appalachian Trail[/wiki] passes within a few miles of the town, and as a result there are ample hiking opportunities around.
Tubing on the nearby New River is a popular activity in the summer.
Blacksburg is also within an hour's drive from Floyd county[url=http://www.floydvirginia.com/]]with its increasingly reknown artist community and growing number of cultural events, such as the annual FloydFest.
Most of the events are within the college student body. To discover more about what's going on, be sure to check out the main internet site for this, Blacksburg Electronic Village[http://www.bev.net/[/url]
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The downtown area caters to a diverse crowd, and there are countless watering holes offering pub fare of varying quality, from the Cellar and the Underground, which provide a more traditional pub aire, to places like Cabo Fish Taco which regularly feature electronic and breakbeat music acts such as the Boogieburg Sound System. If one desires a finer dining experience they might want to check out Boudreaux's, The Cellar, Gillie's and Poor Billy's Seafood & Sushi, which provide diverse cuisine of excellent quality for just a few extra dollars. Locals are fond of Mike's Grill, a small restaurant offering typical (but excellent) American food- burgers, fries, etc. for a reasonable price; while the college crowd can often be found hanging around places such as the River Mill, Sharkey's or Hokie House. Sheesha, the local Hookah bar, often features live jazz and afrobeat music, and Pita Vera, a Lebanese cafe is another place renowned for their pizza and hummus. Greens offers inexpensive sushi on Mondays and Wednesdays as well as a variety of other food.
Note that the majority of places (if you are looking for inexpensive dining) seem to concentrate on pizza and sandwiches/hamburgers - you will pay approximately double for things which are not.
The area around the New River Valley Mall has many chain restaurants. A few, more upscale establishments can also be found around, such as Zeppoli's ,India Garden, Kabuki's Japanese Steakhouse and The Farmhouse in [wiki=17adfe45a3306ccb664ab9f8b1c36c85]Christiansburg, Virginia[/wiki]. For an alternative ethnic specialty, try the Ethiopian take-out at The Excellent Table.
Several Saturdays from late Spring to early Autumn the Blacksburg Farmer's Market hosts catered breakfasts and produce competitions.
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Go downtown and follow the crowd.
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Most of the establihsments that serve alchohol are restaurants that are also open to families and students under 21. There are very few spots that are 21+ only. For this reason, although you will be admitted, if you purchase alchohol, they will check for ID if you look young, so be prepared to present one it if asked. During the summer break or periods between sessions at college, the student population diminishes somewhat but if you're looking to hang with an exclucively older crowd, you won't really find any spots, upscale or otherwise, that appeal "only" to the 25 or 30 and older crowd. Bull and Bones comes close but it is still a general admission restaurant that happens to serve alchohol and it's close enough to Virginia Tech to be a student hangout.
For true adult entertainment such as nightclubs, exotic dance clubs, and strip clubs, you will have to go to as far as Roanoke, or most likely, much further as in West Virginia, since the one place in Roanoke (The Gold and Silver Club) requires membership. You simply will not find such places anywhere in Blacksburg or even the immediate surrounding areas such as Radford, Salem, or Christiansburg.
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A sizable university confined to a small burg has spawned a coffee shop in every nook and cranny, with as much variety (though not as much square footage or musical patronage) as you'd find in any college town. Some favorites among locals and students include Bollo's (downtown), Greenberry's (Newman Library, on campus), and Our Daily Bread (Gables Shopping Center).
Other easy spots to meet up include the Drillfield on campus and the 1st and Main shopping plaza at the south end of town.
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The hotels in the Blacksburg area generally seem to go from $100 to $150 per night. Disregard the prices quoted on the internet, they are often not reflective of reality. Contact the hotel directly under the pretense of booking a room to find out the actual rates. Book your rooms well in advance as there are frequent events that cause them to fill up.
*Comfort Inn Blacksburg Hotel 3705 South Main Street, (540) 951-1500]. [url=http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-blacksburg-virginia-VA125]]Close to many area businesses and attractions including the Virginia Tech Campus, The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Radford University, Corning, Montgomery Regional Hospital, the VA / MS Regional college of Veterinary Medicine and the Warm Hearth Village.
*Hawthorn Suites Blacksburg/University 1020 Plantation Road, (540) 552 5636, [url=http://www.hawthorn.com/reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=4506[/url].]The Hawthorn Suites Blacksburg University is conveniently located off the 460 Bypass on Prices Fork Road just two miles from downtown Blacksburg and only one mile from the Virginia Tech campus.
* Ramada Limited Blacksburg, 3503 Holiday Lane, +1 540-951-1330, [http://www.ramadamidatlantic.com/[/url].
*Located adjacent to the campus of Virginia Tech, the 137 room Hilton Garden Inn Blacksburg hotel caters to corporate and leisure guests seeking accommodations in Blacksburg, VA.
*The Collegiate Inn of Blacksburg is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is directly across from the Virginia Tech campus. Shopping, banking, recreational and dining locations are within walking distance to the hotel. The hotel is also a short drive to downtown Blacksburg, which makes the Inn convenient to many things to do, all local businesses, and area attractions.
*The only hotel located on the Virginia Tech campus, The Inn at Virginia Tech provides 147 lodging guestrooms and suites, a 24,000 square ft conference center, and an award winning restaurant.
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Possessions are very safe in Blacksburg. Purses, wallets and miscellaneous gear are often carelessly left behind and returned to their owners. The reputation of 'completely safe' has been marred by two separate shootings and one decapitation, but these are relatively rare occurrences.
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[wiki=572e6ab6c69e828cc15591d0b853295c]Roanoke[/wiki] is quite close.
There is a bus which leaves from in front of Squires Student Center and goes past the Roanoke Airport and on to the city of Roanoke itself. As of the time of this writing (2011) the price for the bus is $4.
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