Galax Old-Time Mountain Music: Learned By Ear, Sung With Heart He’s eleven, holding a mandolin that’s older than he is. The tune he’s picking is older still. In Galax, kids…Read More One Bag, No Car Keys: A Walkable Girls’ Weekend in Galax Walkable girls’ weekends are best with a bit of spontaneity. No schedule to keep. A place where you can park…Read More Chasing Fall Colors: A Blue Ridge Parkway Stop in Galax October brings a steady stream of travelers to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They make the drive with one goal in…Read More Revisiting the Chilling Ghost Stories of Haunted Galax Many have shared this unsettling experience: alone, wandering through an unfamiliar hallway or stepping into an unlit room, a chill…Read More Honoring Sacrifice: The Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial Alongside the Galax Public Library stands the Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial. This distinctive landmark is a tribute to past and…Read More The Galax Bass Fiddles: Where Art Meets Heritage Galax, VA, is often viewed through the lens of music. We’ve had a fiddler’s convention annually for nearly 90 years.…Read More Crafting Holiday Decorations with Galax Leaves A Blue Ridge Christmas isn’t complete without a touch of local greenery. For generations, one plant has stood out—galax leaves.…Read More Galax Musical Legends, Part 1: Ernest Stoneman Galax, Virginia, has earned its title as “The World Capital of Old-Time Mountain Music.” One name, however, stands as the…Read More World Flavors, Small Town: A Galax Food Tour It starts the way it always does. “What do you want to eat?” “I don’t know. What do you want…Read More Galax Dulcimer: A Unique Appalachian Sound Music has always found a way to seep into the cracks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s in the air,…Read More BBQ in Galax: The Secret Sauce By seven in the morning, smoke already lingers above Main Street in Galax. It drifts from a long row of…Read More From Barbershop to White House: Galax Hill Billies Wild Ride How’s this for an unlikely scenario? A group of musicians from Galax, Virginia, fresh off a barbershop jam session, lands…Read More Book Your Stay In Galax, VA! Book Now AboutBlogTrip PlannerEvents Calendar #MountainMadeGalax City of Galax Visitor's Center 110 East Grayson StreetGalax, Virginia 24333 Phone: (276) 238-8130 Email: info@visitgalax.com
Galax Old-Time Mountain Music: Learned By Ear, Sung With Heart He’s eleven, holding a mandolin that’s older than he is. The tune he’s picking is older still. In Galax, kids…Read More
One Bag, No Car Keys: A Walkable Girls’ Weekend in Galax Walkable girls’ weekends are best with a bit of spontaneity. No schedule to keep. A place where you can park…Read More
Chasing Fall Colors: A Blue Ridge Parkway Stop in Galax October brings a steady stream of travelers to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They make the drive with one goal in…Read More
Revisiting the Chilling Ghost Stories of Haunted Galax Many have shared this unsettling experience: alone, wandering through an unfamiliar hallway or stepping into an unlit room, a chill…Read More
Honoring Sacrifice: The Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial Alongside the Galax Public Library stands the Blue Ridge Veterans Memorial. This distinctive landmark is a tribute to past and…Read More
The Galax Bass Fiddles: Where Art Meets Heritage Galax, VA, is often viewed through the lens of music. We’ve had a fiddler’s convention annually for nearly 90 years.…Read More
Crafting Holiday Decorations with Galax Leaves A Blue Ridge Christmas isn’t complete without a touch of local greenery. For generations, one plant has stood out—galax leaves.…Read More
Galax Musical Legends, Part 1: Ernest Stoneman Galax, Virginia, has earned its title as “The World Capital of Old-Time Mountain Music.” One name, however, stands as the…Read More
World Flavors, Small Town: A Galax Food Tour It starts the way it always does. “What do you want to eat?” “I don’t know. What do you want…Read More
Galax Dulcimer: A Unique Appalachian Sound Music has always found a way to seep into the cracks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s in the air,…Read More
BBQ in Galax: The Secret Sauce By seven in the morning, smoke already lingers above Main Street in Galax. It drifts from a long row of…Read More
From Barbershop to White House: Galax Hill Billies Wild Ride How’s this for an unlikely scenario? A group of musicians from Galax, Virginia, fresh off a barbershop jam session, lands…Read More