AREA ATTRACTIONS
LOCAL INFO
There are many places in the area that are great for day trips. Drive a little, or drive a lot, it won’t matter. The journey is the destination!
WATERFALLS & LAKES
Dry Falls
Callasaja Falls
Bust Your Butt Falls
Bridal Veil Falls
Silver Run Falls
Tallulah Gorge
Fontana Dam and Lake
Lake Glenville
Cliffside Lake
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS & NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST
Wayah Bald Fire Tower
Standing Indian Mountain
Rabun Bald
Bartram Trail
Winding Stair Gap
The Road to Nowhere
Clingman’s Dome
Joyce Kilmer Forest
OUTDOOR THRILLS
Highlands Outpost: Mountain Coaster, Snow Tubing
Highlands Aerial Park: Ziplining and More
Nantahala Outdoor Center: Whitewater Rafting
Paddle Inn: Whitewater Rafting
Smoky Mountain Railroad
BY MOTORCYCLE
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tail of the Dragon
Cherahala Skyway
Maggie Valley
GEM MINING
Primitive Outback Gem Mining and Kayaking
Cowee Valley Gem Mines
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CASINO
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
ARTS
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Highlands Performing Arts Center
ANIMALS
Slyvue Ranch Alpacas
See the Elk at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center
FARM STANDS & MARKETS
J W Mitchell Farms
Darnell Farms
Shearl Produce
Yonder Community Market
OTHER MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS
Cherokee Indian reservation
Dollywood in Pigeon Forge
Biltmore Estate in Asheville
Helen, GA
Lost Sea Adventure: America’s Largest Underground Lake
USEFUL LINKS
Franklin, NC Chamber of Commerce: https://franklin-chamber.com/recreation/
Highlands, NC Chamber of Commerce: https://www.highlandschamber.org/surrender/
Bryson City, NC Chamber of Commerce: https://www.greatsmokies.com/things-to-do/
Cherokee, NC Chamber of Commerce: https://cherokeesmokies.com
