Home to the Carroll County Historical Society and Museum, the historic courthouse was built in 1873 and is the site of the infamous “1912 Courthouse Tragedy.”  https://carrollvamuseum.org/museum/courthouse-tragedy/  “Thunder in the Hills”–historic drama by playwright Frank Levering–is performed each spring in the very courtroom where the tragedy happened more than a century ago. The museum is on the lower level–tours are available.  Check Read more...

A landmark to Hillsville since 1946, the Hillsville Diner is now the oldest continuously operating streetcar diner in the entire state of Virginia. Manufactured by the O’Mahoney company. The facility is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Hillsville Historic District. Moved here from Mt. Airy, NC where a young Andy Griffith frequented. It is Read more...

The oldest continuously operating streetcar diner in the state of Virginia. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places with the Hillsville Historic District. First built in the 1920s by the Mahoney Streetcar Company, it was moved to Hillsville in 1946 and has been in continuous business ever since. It was moved here from Mount Airy, North Carolina where word Read more...