Highlands, North Carolina

Cyrano's Bookstore

Main Street. Books for the mind, heart, and soul. Our shop is intentionally small, but we have ready access to 1.6

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 Area Waterfalls

Bridal Veil Falls, located at US 64/28 W., cascades 120 feet over the highway. Dry Falls also at US 64/28 W. is a 75-foot waterfall that visitors can walk behind. Glen Falls, at Hwy. 106 S., is a series of three large falls, dropping approximately 60

Custom House

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