Booker T. Washington National Monument
The birthplace of Booker T. Washington, the famous American educator, with a restored 19th-century tobacco plantation.
Booker T. Washington was born here in 1856 as an enslaved person. He later founded the Tuskegee Institute. The site has restored plantation cabins, tobacco fields and farm animals. The visitor center has exhibits and a film, and a loop trail of about 2.4 km is available. Admission is free, though the site may be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is about 35 km from Roanoke.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Smith Mountain Lake
- Explore Park
- Mill Mountain Star (Roanoke Star)
- Mill Mountain Zoo
- Taubman Museum of Art
- Center in the Square
- Historic Roanoke City Market
- O. Winston Link Museum