About us

Planning a visit to Galax? Our Visitors Center is your first stop for local insight, maps, and everything you need to explore the area with ease. Staffed by friendly locals who know the town inside and out, the center is here to help you find the best places to eat, shop, stay, and play. You’ll find convenient parking right out front, and getting here is easy with directions available online. Have questions before you arrive? Fill out our information request form and we’ll be happy to help. Scroll down for hours, directions, and everything you need to plan your trip.

A Little About Galax

Ever wonder how Galax got it’s name? In the early 1900s, locals would collect and export the Galax urceolata (a native plant that grows in shaded areas in the Blue Ridge Mountains) to surrounding cities as a source of income. Being such a hardy and beautiful plant, it made a great ornamental addition for florists to use in displays and Christmas decorations. A railroad official, seeing the many carts full of Galax urceolata at the time, suggested the town to be renamed “Galax”. The suggestion spread as far as the Virginia General Assembly, and the name “Galax, Virginia” was officially chartered in 1906.

Meet the Staff

Patti Price-Love
Director of Tourism

Chelsea Estremera
Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

Jordan Shaw
Farmers Market Manager

Lindsay Caudle
Galax Adventure Ambassador

Devona Cockerham
Galax Adventure Ambassador

Jan Vass
Galax Adventure Ambassador

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