Golden Park
Golden Park is a park in Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia. Golden Park is situated nearby to Riverdale Baptist Church, as well as near Morningside Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roanoke Star and Taubman Museum of Art.
Roanoke Star
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The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. It was constructed at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia in 1949 by the local merchants association to draw publicity and trade to the city. Roanoke Star is situated 1½ miles southwest of Golden Park.
Taubman Museum of Art
Museum
The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Formally established in 1951, the museum was housed in several locations around Roanoke before moving in 2008 to its current home, a contemporary architecture building designed by Randall Stout. Taubman Museum of Art is situated 1½ miles northwest of Golden Park.
Gainsboro Branch Library
Library
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The Gainsboro Branch Library is a historic library building located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1941–1942 and is a one-story, seven-bay brick building built with an L-plan and gabled roof, and designed in the Tudor Revival style. Gainsboro Branch Library is situated 2 miles northwest of Golden Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vinton and Kenwood.
Vinton
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Vinton is a town in eastern Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,059 at the 2020 census. Vinton is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and the Roanoke Region of Virginia.
Kenwood
Neighborhood
Kenwood is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, along the north bank of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Morningside on the west, Fallon on the north, Riverdale on the south and the Town of Vinton on the east. Kenwood is situated 1½ miles north of Golden Park.
Garden City
Suburb
Garden City is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located far southeast Roanoke, abutting Mill Mountain. It borders the neighborhoods of Morningside and Riverdale on the north, and Mill Mountain and Southern Hills to the west. Garden City is situated 2½ miles southwest of Golden Park.
Golden Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.26169° or 37° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
-79.90976° or 79° 54′ 35″ westOperator
Roanoke Parks and RecreationOpen location code
8792736R+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 228170551OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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