Roanoke, VA (2/20/2022)

Sunday, February 20, 2022

We visited the world's largest free-standing illuminated man-made star:

The Roanoke Star (1949 as a seasonal
holiday decoration, by Roy C Kinsey of
Kinsey Sign Co and his sons)

The Star is located on Mill Mountain of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
overlooking the city of Roanoke, VA (KSS)

Every night the three concentric stars are illuminated
by neon tubing

The Roanoke Star Overlook view with downtown Roanoke and the eastern front
of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians across the Shenandoah Valley

Our timing did not allow us to visit the Taubman Museum of Art
in Roanoke, but we had to take a look at the building
(2006-2008, by Randall Stout), with an undulating roofline
to reflect the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the 77-foot
glass peak of the atrium recalling a point of the Roanoke Star

Lunch was at a local café in Marshall, VA

After noting this sign with the outdated motto of Superman,
we were not surprised to see a Trump campaign sign inside
(the patty melts were decent, though)

We continued to our hotel in Rockville, MD, in preparation for visiting Erich and Laura, and Dylan, Pete, and Arya, with various animal pets, tomorrow.