The 'Enter Sandman' entrance at Lane Stadium has registered on seismographs — 66,000 people stomping in unison as the Hokies take the field. Virginia's largest university, more than 37,000 students strong, sits in Blacksburg forty minutes southwest of Roanoke via I-81 South. The campus is wrapped in Hokie Stone, a native limestone that gives the whole place a unified, fortress-like presence — no mistaking where you are once you're on the grounds.
The Hahn Horticulture Garden runs six acres of themed plantings, free and open daily, quiet even when the rest of campus isn't. Campus tours are available through the admissions office; check the schedule before you go. Worth the drive for the garden alone. Worth it twice over on a football Saturday, if you can stand the crowd.
- ·Virginia’s largest university — over 37,000 students.
- ·Hokie Stone (native limestone) gives the campus a unified, fortress-like look.
- ·Lane Stadium seats 66,000; ‘Enter Sandman’ entrance has registered on seismographs.
- ·Hahn Horticulture Garden: 6 acres of themed gardens, free and open daily.
- ·About 40 minutes from Roanoke via I-81 South.
- ·Campus tours available; check admissions office schedule.
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