Highlands North Carolina is located in the heart of the Nantahala
National Forest, one of the
two rainforests in North America which averages 80 inches of rain
per year. A mountain retreat for over a hundred years, with hiking
trails, horseback riding, canoeing, fly fishing, swimming, tennis,
golf, white water rafting, and other outdoor adventures awaiting you.
At an elevation
of 4,118 feet, Highlands boasts a range of biological diversity with
scenic mountain vistas and abundant unpolluted watersheds. With over
250 waterfalls in the surrounding area nature is right out your
back door. Some of Highlands most visited waterfalls are Bridal
Veil, Dry
Falls, Bust Your Butt, and Cullasaja which
are located on Hwy. 64 between Highlands and Franklin. Then there
is Glen
Falls which is located on Hwy 106 toward Dillard.
Cultural arts are alive and well in Highlands, including three theater
groups, a summer music festival and the Cullasaja Center for the
Arts. The Center for Life Enrichment offers several classes each week
on varied
topics. and the Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music concerts Series
are celebrating their the 25th anniversary. You can also find nightly
antique
and art auctions at Scudder's or shows at various art galleries.
Or visit the American Museum of Cut and Engraved Glass.
Highlands has
a diverse choice in culinary
cuisines with over twenty restaurants to offer satisfaction
to a wide range of palates, including five Wine Spectator Award of
Excellence Restaurants.
The pedestrian friendly Main Street boast shops to please every shopper
in the family including antiques, art, books, crafts, household furnishings,
furniture, gifts, men and women's apparel, toys, wine and gourmet items,
jewelry stores and up-scale boutiques. A broad range of retail selections
not found at your neighborhood mall.
Accommodations range from historic inns, bed and breakfast, hotels
and cabins. Homes rentals are available for rent by the week or month.
Home construction and real estate is Highlands top
industries. Where residential
areas are unobtrusive, low density, single-family homes. The year
round population of the Highlands area is 3,200 which grows to over
18,000 in the summer mainly do to it's close vecinity to Asheville
which is a 1 1/2 hour drive, Greenville Spartanburg is 2 hours, and
Atlanta is 3 hours away.
The
average maximum summer temperature in Highlands is 76 degrees
while the average minimum winter
temperature
is 35 degrees.
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