Attractions around Highland
Explore 21 attractions, restaurants, shops around Highland
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Dry Falls
US-64, Highlands, NC 28741
Following paved walkways from the parking area, you can walk directly underneath the tumbling 75-foot waterfall.
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Bridal Veil Falls
Highlands, NC
Visible from the highway, this 120-foot waterfall sometimes displays a rainbow in the afternoon light and has been known to freeze up during the winter.
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Glen Falls
Hwy 106, Highlands, NC
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Highland Excursion
499 Pine St, Highlands, NC
Adventure Awaits! Our unique, Temperate Rainforest Adventure tours take you to spectacular rivers, lakes, waterfalls and mountain vistas in Highlands, NC and Cashiers, NC. Tours includes sightseeing, hiking, and more. Lots of Adventure tours to choose from. Fun for families, groups, cooperate businesses, wedding parties, and couples on Private Tours. Fun for all!!!
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Highlands Biological Station, Nature Center and Botanical Gardens
265 N 6th St, Highlands, NC 28741-8473
This nature center serves up a palette of nature attractions including a botanical garden replete with 450 species of trees, ferns and flowers.
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The Bascom
323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC 28741-8551
High on a mountain plateau, The Bascom art center provides audiences of all ages with stimulating, diverse exhibitions, studio art instruction and other cultural experiences. Join us at our six-building, six-acre campus in Highlands, North Carolina. The Bascom offers you and your family and friends a community gathering-place amid art and nature, along with many program offerings. Free Admission!
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Jackson Hole Gem Mine
9770 Highlands Rd, Highlands, NC 28741-8821
Jackson Hole Gem Mine has been a family owned business since it was built in 1952. We are located exactly 9 miles from beautiful downtown Highlands, and 9 miles from downtown Franklin. We are 1/3 of a mile from the breathtaking Cullasaja Falls (means "sweetwater" in Cherokee). Also, 5 miles from Dry Falls (seen in The Last of the Mohicans). Our guests can browse our huge rock shop and gift store, or eat hot boiled peanuts on our front porch overlooking the beautiful Cullasaja River. Our gem mine is all weather fun for the whole family. Macon County is considered the "Gem Capital of the World" for a reason! Come and buy a bucket to sift! Small Buckets are $10 each, and one per person. Ultimate Buckets are $30 each or 2 for $50. These buckets are big and can be shared! We also have a $100 Bucket Club. This bucket is great for families. With this, you receive a $45 free cut of a gemstone that you find! Chuck is a master lapidary and we can help you choose what would be the best thing in your find to cut! We are handicapped accessible and very kid/pet friendly.
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Cullasaja River Gorge
28 US Highway 64/State Road, Highlands, NC 28741
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Cullasaja Falls
Highway 64, Highlands, NC
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Sunset Rock and Ravenel Park
Ravenel Park Road, Highlands, NC
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Mountain Theatre Company at The Highlands Playhouse
362 Oak St, Highlands, NC 28741-8413
Mountain Theatre Company, Western North Carolina’s premier professional theatre, performs at the Highlands Playhouse. Mountain Theatre Company produces a full season of high-quality productions from July - December. They produce large musicals, revues, and plays, bringing in professional performers, technicians, and designers from across the country each season. First-run films are shown at the Playhouse before MTC’s live theatre season begins, from March - June.
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Cliffside Lake Recreation Area
US 64, Nantahala National Forest, Highlands, NC
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Whiteside Mountain
Highlands, NC
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Bust Your Butt Falls
US 64, Highlands Rd., Highlands, NC 28741
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Highlands Wine Shoppe
269 Oak St, Highlands, NC 28741-8539
We are THE wine shoppe + wine lounge of Highlands! We offer over 750 wines for sale to take with you or to be enjoyed in our Wine Bar. Our Wine Lounge offers over 50 wines by-the-glass, free Wi-Fi + sports on the flat screen TV. We also have WineStation machines that allow for tasting up to 16 wines any time you visit the shoppe! Our front lawn seating + fire pit areas are the perfect place to enjoy some wine + make new friends!