Welcome to our Highlands Travel Blog!

There’s something mystical about mountains, flowing rocky streams, and moss covered rocky paths and you’ll find that in abundance in Highlands.

Award-winning Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro offers an intimate and relaxed dining experience conveniently located on Main Street in historic downtown Highlands.

Brookings is a fly fishing outfitter in Cashiers, NC that has become a destination for anglers to experience what WNC fly fishing is all about with guided trips and fly shops in Highlands and Cashiers.

A roaring fire and champagne greet you as you enter the area’s premiere 4-star Old Edwards Inn and Spa taking you up in its magical embrace.

Highlands Aerial Park is an adventure park with zip lines, canopy tours, family challenges and excitement for all ages.

Whiteside Mountain’s enormous, sheer rock faces rise high above the nearby town of Highlands and boast exceptional summit views.

On clear sunny days for about three weeks each fall, the eagerly anticipated and somewhat mystical Shadow of the Bear emerges slowly from behind Whiteside Mountain in Western North Carolina.

The Ugly Dog has hand crafted cocktails, regional beers and elevated pub food served at cozy, classic taverns in the towns of Highlands and Cashiers.

One of our favorite small towns, this mountain community is rustic yet refined. Why We Love It: It’s rustic yet refined. Within the Nantahala National Forest (near the area where Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina all meet), Highlands is a quiet mountain retreat about three hours away from the big-city bustle of Atlanta and four [...]