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 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 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 Galax and Vaughan-Bassett: One Town, One Company Part 2 Read Part One of the Galax Furniture Story Rumors move fast in a small town like Galax. When factory orders…Read More Galax and Vaughan-Bassett: One Town, One Company Part 1 of the Galax Furniture Story Driving into Galax for the first time, it’s clear that the town is…Read More Steel Rails to Dirt Trails: The Galax New River Trail A Journey Begins Stand at the Galax New River Trail trailhead, and it’s hard to imagine the place any different.…Read More Discover Family Camping at Galax’s Cliffview Campground When the pace of modern life seems unrelenting—when busy schedules, endless tasks, and noise seem inescapable—you know it’s time to…Read More Eight Fun Things to Know About Galax Think you know everything about Galax? Here are eight delightful nuggets most residents don’t even know. They’re sure to make…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 Old Time Appalachian Christmas Festival in Galax Main Street glows under a winter sky as dusk settles over Galax. The air smells of cocoa and pine; shopfront…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 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 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
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
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
Galax and Vaughan-Bassett: One Town, One Company Part 2 Read Part One of the Galax Furniture Story Rumors move fast in a small town like Galax. When factory orders…Read More
Galax and Vaughan-Bassett: One Town, One Company Part 1 of the Galax Furniture Story Driving into Galax for the first time, it’s clear that the town is…Read More
Steel Rails to Dirt Trails: The Galax New River Trail A Journey Begins Stand at the Galax New River Trail trailhead, and it’s hard to imagine the place any different.…Read More
Discover Family Camping at Galax’s Cliffview Campground When the pace of modern life seems unrelenting—when busy schedules, endless tasks, and noise seem inescapable—you know it’s time to…Read More
Eight Fun Things to Know About Galax Think you know everything about Galax? Here are eight delightful nuggets most residents don’t even know. They’re sure to make…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
Old Time Appalachian Christmas Festival in Galax Main Street glows under a winter sky as dusk settles over Galax. The air smells of cocoa and pine; shopfront…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
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