What’s the best place in Botetourt County to take relatives from out of town?

You tell us!

Last year, voters in our Best of Botetourt reader poll bestowed that honor on Downtown Buchanan, followed by a tie between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Peaks of Otter, with The Apple Barn in third.

In 2010, first place went to the Rhein River Inn (in Buchanan!), with Blue Collar Joe’s and the Blue Ridge Parkway as runners-up.

In 2009, the winners were the Blue Ridge Parkway, Roaring Run and Blue Collar Joe’s.

What will the top three be this year?

Voting is now open in our fourth annual Best of Botetourt reader survey.

You can find the voting form right here (or over in the right-hand rail.)

The voting is open through midnight on Sunday, March 11; we’ll publish the results in our April 20 print edition.

A few new wrinkles: To make it easier to vote, we’ve gone ahead and listed the top six finishers last year in the business categories — although, as always, you can cast a write-in vote if your favorite isn’t already listed.

If you’ve got someone or some thing you think should be recognized, feel free to start a campaign to drum up votes.

Is there someone or something who should be recognized who doesn’t fit into a category? We always have our “best thing not on this list.”

Happy voting!

Here’s who won in 2011 and 2010 and 2009.

Got friends in other places? We also have Best Of contests underway in Salem, Southwest Roanoke County and the New River Valley.