- Our list of the best things to do in Highlands, North Carolina, features the top 88 nearby activities — including 43 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Highlands, NC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, Amusement, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 16 things to do within the city of Highlands, NC , followed by 72 popular activities in nearby cities, including Franklin, Sylva, Walhalla, Clayton, Sapphire, Cashiers, Dillard, Tiger, Long Creek, Salem and Brevard
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Specializing in sweet wines, Smoky Mountain Winery offers visitors unlimited, complementary samples of wines from its product catalog. During the tasting, visitors can learn about the wine making process from a staff member.
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Rather than a flat trail, Sugarland Riding Stables runs along mountainous terrain so that guests get better views of the Great Smoky Mountains. No experience is necessary to ride, meaning children are welcome.
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At Burgundy Blues Club 134, visitors can relax on some of the couches near the stage while enjoying live blues music. The club has a restaurant that serves American classic dishes, while the bar serves beer.
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Experience true Tennessee moonshine at the Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery in Gatlinburg. Sold in Mason jars, Ole Smoky Moonshine is available in plain, lemon, cherry, apple pie and blackberry flavors.
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800 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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Come to the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a look at some of the craziest exhibits around. Guests always leave feeling utterly amaze and looking forward to their next visit.
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453 Brookside Village Way, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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Get up close and personal with the wilderness on a whitewater rafting excursion from Smoky Mountain Outdoors. Safety equipment and instruction are include in the price of each trip, and no prior experience is required.
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Celebrating history and preservation, Anderson County Museum has one the Award of Achievement for the quality of preservation they demand. Exhibits include a hot air balloon, agriculture, Buena Vista, and much more.
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Palmetto Moonshine was given a state permit to begin distilling the once illegal liquor in 2011, becoming the first micro-distillery of its kind. Take a tour and enjoy a tasting in their distillery where they are using their centuries old recipes to make 'shine'.
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272 votes
903 Parkway Suite 108, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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Specializing in Appalachian wine varieties, Bootleggers Homemade Wine provides a range of wines to sample, from fruit wines to white wines. The crowd favorites are the strawberry and blackberry wines.
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Guests experience the real live action of an earthquake on Earthquake - The Ride. The high-tech special effects of scary and gut-wrenching sights, sounds, and motions will have each rider clutching their seats.