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The South's Best College Towns

You don't have to be a backpack-slinging coed to love these collegiate classics.|Article: Stirling Kelso

Blacksburg, VA
Photo: Blake Sims

Blacksburg, VA

The home of Virginia Tech, in the New River Valley 45 minutes from Roanoke, feels blissfully off the grid. Hokie campus–a 2,600-acre green dotted with stone buildings and ancient oaks–meets downtown on College Avenue. Try local brews like Peachicot Blonde Ale and listen to live music at Top of the Stairs, a dive bar discreetly located in a charming white building.

**Readers' Choice Winner**
Blacksburg, VA was voted the best college town in the South by our Facebook fans


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