1Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Galax
Blue Ridge Parkway leads what is near Galax
About 16.5M people a year visit Blue Ridge Parkway. All of it lies outside: 6 places within 40 miles, none inside Galax. The commonest are 2 mountains, 2 museums and a parkway. Further out, Appalachian Trail is 56 mi away.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
6 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Parkway · 6 mi southeast
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The layout
The 6 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Galax. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
Each of the 24 is within 60 miles.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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6Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Football stadium at Wake Forest University.
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9Old Salem
Historic district and open-air museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
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Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Single Brothers' House
Historic house in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Single Brothers' House: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Reynolda Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jesse Helms Center: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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