Blue Ridge Music Center, Galax, Virginia, United States of America

The Blue Ridge Music Center is a well-known music place, museum and tourist center on the Blue Ridge Parkway close to Galax, Virginia. This world-class performing arts facility was constructed to promote and preserve the rich historic music of Blue Ridge and Virginia as a whole. Blue Ridge Music Center celebrates the music of the Blue Ridge Mountains by means of exhibits, programs and concerts which highlights the musical heritage of the region and interpret its importance within the bigger landscape of American culture and music. The music center is operating between May to October through the joint partnership of Ridge Parkway Foundation and the National Park Service. Blue Ridge Music Center is also at the crossroads of two great music heritage of Virginia: the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina and The Crooked Road.

Music has been an integral part of Galax as well as its nearby cities of Ararat, Cana and Hillsville. These are also where tourists can find great hotels to stay when they visit music center. The Holiday Inn Express in Hillsville is a 2-star budget hotel that is conveniently located near the courthouse and a museum while the Fiddler’s Roost Bed & Breakfast Cabins in Galax is just 1.7 miles away from the music center. Tourists visiting Blue Ridge Music Center in May to October can also take a short stop at Blacksnake Meadery a winery in Dugsbury to enjoy the best tasting wine in the region or play a single round of amateur golf at the Blue Ridge Country Club. Other nearby places to enjoy are the Peaceful Heart Alpacas and Foggy Ridge Cider.