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
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
