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O. Winston Link Museum


O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Ave
Roanoke, VA 24016
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The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, a Doubletree Hotel €99 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Holiday Inn Express Roanoke-Civic Center €83 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Travelodge Roanoke €72 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Rose Hill Bed & Breakfast €71 0.9 mi 1.4 km 5 of 5 stars
Black Lantern Inn Bed and Breakfast €94 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Alexander's 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Blue's BBQ 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Art Museum of Western Virginia 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Virginia Museum of Transportation 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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“O. Winston Link Museum” Frommer's
“A One-Track Mind” Washington Post
“What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Virginia, 7th Edition” Frommer's
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 17 attractions in Roanoke
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Traveler Description: The O. Winston Link Museum, housed in a restored, Raymond Loewy-designed ra... passenger station, exhibits the world's largest collection of the famed more »
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Attraction type: Specialty museum, Transportation museum
Address: 101 Shenandoah Ave Roanoke, VA 24016
Tel: 540-982-5465
Fax: manager@linkmuseum.org

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2 of 5 stars
ThinBear   10 contributions
Richmond, VA
Aug 27, 2009

Just black and white pictures of trains on walls. That's all folks. It's clean and cool inside and the ticket person is nice. But there is no reason to be there. more

“Worth a second trip!”
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5 of 5 stars
JerseyJimD   11 contributions
New Jersey
Feb 18, 2009
1
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I had been to the OWL Museum several years ago, but an exhibit of photographs by railroad artist Ted Rose was an occasion to revisit. While I wasn't overly impressed by the Rose exhibition I was once again reminded, perhaps because of the comparison to Rose's photography, that Link was a master. The exhibition of his works in this setting... more

“Worth a special trip”
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5 of 5 stars
GeosDada   2 contributions
Baltmore, Maryland
Oct 29, 2007
1
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We drove 300 miles to visit this museum and we weren't disappointed. There was a very extensive collection of Link photographs, some of the equipment he used, and railroad equipment from the era. Each photograph had an explanation. There was also a very well done movie and some multimedia presentations that went along with some of the exhibits. The staff... more

“A must see!”
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5 of 5 stars
VATraveller25   38 contributions
Arlington, VA
May 1, 2006
2
people found this review helpful

Great museum with loads of O. Winston Link's photos and the stories behind each photo. Definitely a must see, especially for train buffs. Excellent gift shop with lots of great railroad books. more

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O. Winston Link Museum Address

101 Shenandoah Ave, Roanoke, VA 24016
Tel: 540-982-5465 Fax: manager@linkmuseum.org