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Whiteside Mountain

Named for its sheer, white cliffs, this mountain rises more than 2,100 feet above the Nantahala National Forest. A national recreation trail, making a 2-mile loop, winds to the 4,930

Highlands, NC Natural Attractions


Bridal Veil Falls

This picturesque fall cascades over US 64/28 in a 120-foot waterfall. For a more leisurely view or to take a photograph, there is a pull-off just beyond the falls. Located only a few dozen feet from US 64, 2.5

Highlands, NC Natural Attractions

Dry Falls

Less than a mile from Bridal Veil Falls, Dry Falls drops 80 feet, 40

Highlands, NC Natural Attractions

Glen Falls

There are several beautiful falls and accompanying cascades here that drop 640 feet in only a half-mile. So, though the well-maintained trail to the 70-, 60-, and 15

Highlands, NC Natural Attractions

Things to do Museums near Highlands, NC

Scottish Tartans Museum

The museum, the only one of its kind in the United States, contains the official registry of all publicly-known tartans and i...

Mountain Farm Museum

Collection of 10 historic farm buildings moved in the early 1950s to current location from throughout the Great Smoky Mountai...

Mystery Hill - Heritage & Native Artifact Museums

A self-guided tour of four fun-filled areas. The Mystery House offers the challenge of a gravity room where the theories of S...

Cherokee County Historical Museum

Reflects the life of the Cherokee Indian during the time of the Cherokee nation and the removal along the Trail of Tears to O...

Mountain Heritage Center

The permanent exhibition features the 18th century migration of the Scotch-Irish to the New World where they settled across W...