Somewhere between......

[live4christp1]

.............Chattanooga TN (I know we were on the other side of Knoxville).....and Springfield VA........we saw signs for some type of Safari/Wildlife park/zoo

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Name of the place?????

Thanks,
Cristy

 

[DisneyMissy318]

If you were traveling on I-81 - you might have seen the Virginia Safari Park. It is located a little North of Roanoke in Natural Bridge Virginia.

We make a couple of trips there a year. They have a huge reserve where you can take your own vehicle - or ride on a covered wagon around to see all of the animals. They also have a little walk-through zoo that has monkeys, giraffes, and a gorgeous white tiger - as well as lots of other animals. I highly recommend it.

http://www.virginiasafaripark.com/

If this is NOT it - I'll be anxious to hear of another one - we love to go to the Zoo!

 

[live4christp1]

Hi DisneyMissy318! Thanks so much!!!!! I think that must be it. Think we might need to plan an extra day in to our next trip to DC so we can stop there.

Anyone recommend a good place to stay or area near this attraction?


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[DisneyMissy318]

Cristy - are you asking about something close to the Safari Park?

If so... that's a pretty empty stretch of interstate - as far as "chain" hotels goes. Roanoke is about 45 mins. South of the zoo and Lexington is about 13 miles to the North - there are a few chain hotels there. There is a hotel at Natural Bridge - it's not a chain - although I think it is popular because of the Natural Bridge attraction. (My parents have stayed there).

If you are traveling - summer/fall - Lexington also has a drive-in. We go there on a regular basis. You could do the safari zoo - then hit the drive in that night.
http://www.hullsdrivein.com/

P.S. - You might already know this - but I just found it recently and think it is Way Cool - to find a hotel (or restaurant, etc.) along a certain route such as Roanoke, VA to Lexington, VA - go to Google - then Maps - then Get Directions - then put in two locations - such as Roanoke, VA to Lexington, VA - and hit the "get directions" generator - - then at the top of the page in the search bar put in "hotels" - then hit Search Map. It will bring up flags for all of the hotels along the route. This has helped me on more than on occasion as we have traveled this summer!

 

[live4christp1]

Cristy - are you asking about something close to the Safari Park?

If so... that's a pretty empty stretch of interstate - as far as "chain" hotels goes. Roanoke is about 45 mins. South of the zoo and Lexington is about 13 miles to the North - there are a few chain hotels there. There is a hotel at Natural Bridge - it's not a chain - although I think it is popular because of the Natural Bridge attraction. (My parents have stayed there).

If you are traveling - summer/fall - Lexington also has a drive-in. We go there on a regular basis. You could do the safari zoo - then hit the drive in that night.
http://www.hullsdrivein.com/

P.S. - You might already know this - but I just found it recently and think it is Way Cool - to find a hotel (or restaurant, etc.) along a certain route such as Roanoke, VA to Lexington, VA - go to Google - then Maps - then Get Directions - then put in two locations - such as Roanoke, VA to Lexington, VA - and hit the "get directions" generator - - then at the top of the page in the search bar put in "hotels" - then hit Search Map. It will bring up flags for all of the hotels along the route. This has helped me on more than on occasion as we have traveled this summer!

Thanks for the great info!!!!!! I didn't know you could do that on google........that's an excellent feature!