Guidebook for Franklin and Western NC

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Jim And Pam
Guidebook for Franklin and Western NC

Essentials

The “Old Ingle’s” on W. Palmer St., as locals describe it, is the perfect “boutique” grocery store for those quick trips to the market! Franklin’s newer Ingle’s stores, one located on the Georgia Rd and the other on the Hwy 441 Bypass, feature an excellent deli and food bar, as well as a Starbucks.
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Ingles Market
1257 Georgia Rd
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The “Old Ingle’s” on W. Palmer St., as locals describe it, is the perfect “boutique” grocery store for those quick trips to the market! Franklin’s newer Ingle’s stores, one located on the Georgia Rd and the other on the Hwy 441 Bypass, feature an excellent deli and food bar, as well as a Starbucks.
An intentional, curated Real Foods grocery store Open Daily! Live Music each year May - October.
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Yonder
151 Hillcrest Ave
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An intentional, curated Real Foods grocery store Open Daily! Live Music each year May - October.

Food Scene

Excellent food, great prices, large portions! The fajitas for two will feed at least three hungry folks.
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El Charro Mexican Grill
201 Highlands Rd
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Excellent food, great prices, large portions! The fajitas for two will feed at least three hungry folks.
The perfect place for delicious French cuisine. Wine is available in house to complement your meal; however, beer must be purchased in the adjoining Hot Spot Convenience Store. Cash/check only.
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Caffè Rel
459 E Main St
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The perfect place for delicious French cuisine. Wine is available in house to complement your meal; however, beer must be purchased in the adjoining Hot Spot Convenience Store. Cash/check only.
Homestyle cooking, tasty, reasonably priced. Fabulous homemade pies! Cash/check only.
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Sunset Restaurant
498 Harrison Ave
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Homestyle cooking, tasty, reasonably priced. Fabulous homemade pies! Cash/check only.
In days gone by, this building was home to Conley Motor Company. Great burgers, fries & other diner-style food. Old-fashioned diner atmosphere, family friendly, courteous staff. Menu includes beer.
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Motor Company Grill
86 W Main St
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In days gone by, this building was home to Conley Motor Company. Great burgers, fries & other diner-style food. Old-fashioned diner atmosphere, family friendly, courteous staff. Menu includes beer.
Great sandwiches and salads!
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Gazebo Creekside Cafe
44 Heritage Hollow Dr
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Great sandwiches and salads!
The best donuts ever! Very popular, too!! Store hours are from 7:00am until the donuts are gone. Most days, the shop is closed before 11:00am. Breakfast sandwiches, bagels, and excellent coffee are on the menu, too.
Just Donuts!
23 Iotla St
The best donuts ever! Very popular, too!! Store hours are from 7:00am until the donuts are gone. Most days, the shop is closed before 11:00am. Breakfast sandwiches, bagels, and excellent coffee are on the menu, too.
Delicious farm-to-table cuisine! Excellent service!!
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Fortify Kitchen and Bar
69 N Main St
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Delicious farm-to-table cuisine! Excellent service!!
Awesome pizza, stromboli, and calzone! BBQ, too.
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Jaxon's Downtown
381 Depot St
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Awesome pizza, stromboli, and calzone! BBQ, too.
BBQ is excellent!!!
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Haywood Smokehouse
79 Elysinia Ave
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BBQ is excellent!!!
Authentic and delicious Mexican cuisine!
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Las Barricas
2722 Georgia Rd
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Authentic and delicious Mexican cuisine!
Yummy fish camp style seafood entrees!
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Creekside Oyster House and Grill
219 West Main Street
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Yummy fish camp style seafood entrees!
Authentic Mexican Restaurant with large variety menu.
Las Margaritas
24 Iotla Street
Authentic Mexican Restaurant with large variety menu.
Great atmosphere and solid menu options for a variety of tastes and budgets. You'll love the decor inside.
J.R. Chophouse
Great atmosphere and solid menu options for a variety of tastes and budgets. You'll love the decor inside.
Great local deli in town, excellent meals!
Smokestack Cafe & Catering
Great local deli in town, excellent meals!
You won't be disappointed! The menu and the service are excellent!! GPOM is highly recommended by your hosts!!!
Gracious Plates on Main
You won't be disappointed! The menu and the service are excellent!! GPOM is highly recommended by your hosts!!!
Food is absolutely delicious and the service is top notch !
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Lucio's Restaurant
313 Highlands Rd
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Food is absolutely delicious and the service is top notch !
Great place! Wonderful food, the service is amazing.
Graff's Tavern
Great place! Wonderful food, the service is amazing.
You'll be happily surprised by such good Japanese food in this little town of Franklin! Food and service are both awesome!!
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Sakura
57 Highlands Rd
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You'll be happily surprised by such good Japanese food in this little town of Franklin! Food and service are both awesome!!
Vito’s Franklin Pizza Tavern - great friendly service, cordial atmosphere, awesome Pizza, and wonderful dinners
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Vito's Pizza & Indoor Patio
607 Highlands Rd
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Vito’s Franklin Pizza Tavern - great friendly service, cordial atmosphere, awesome Pizza, and wonderful dinners
Food truck that offers lots of options for lunch and dinner. Parked at Currahee Brewing Company. A favorite of your hosts!
Lil'Sting Ray's
Food truck that offers lots of options for lunch and dinner. Parked at Currahee Brewing Company. A favorite of your hosts!

Arts & Culture

Catch a performance at this first class facility. We've enjoyed many events there, including performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Diffy, Aaron Tippen, . . .
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Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Rd
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Catch a performance at this first class facility. We've enjoyed many events there, including performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Diffy, Aaron Tippen, . . .
Check out Franklin's Civil War connections at the museum and along town hill with our two markers that are part of the Civil War Trails project. The museum traces Franklin's historical past. Artifacts are on display from the earliest civilization of the area to mid Twentieth Century.
Macon County Historical Museum
36 W Main St
Check out Franklin's Civil War connections at the museum and along town hill with our two markers that are part of the Civil War Trails project. The museum traces Franklin's historical past. Artifacts are on display from the earliest civilization of the area to mid Twentieth Century.
The museum covers various aspects of the Scottish emigrant experience into North Carolina, and their interaction with the Cherokee people, natives to the southern Appalachians.
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Scottish Tartans Museum
86 E Main St
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The museum covers various aspects of the Scottish emigrant experience into North Carolina, and their interaction with the Cherokee people, natives to the southern Appalachians.
Experience the tragic and triumphant story of the Cherokee that traces back to the years before the heartbreak of the Trail of Tears to the present day.
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Unto These Hills, Outdoor Drama
688 Drama Rd
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Experience the tragic and triumphant story of the Cherokee that traces back to the years before the heartbreak of the Trail of Tears to the present day.

Everything Else

Located in Cherokee, NC and only a 30-minute drive from Franklin, the casino is a favorite stop for many folks.
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Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
777 Casino Dr
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Located in Cherokee, NC and only a 30-minute drive from Franklin, the casino is a favorite stop for many folks.
If skiing is on your agenda, you may enjoy a visit to this beautiful ski area.
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Lyžařská oblast Cataloochee
1080 Ski Lodge Rd
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If skiing is on your agenda, you may enjoy a visit to this beautiful ski area.
If it's whitewater rafting you're interested in experiencing, the folks at this center can provide everything you need for a memorable trip down the Nantahala River!
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Nantahala Outdoor Center
13077 U.S. Highway 19
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If it's whitewater rafting you're interested in experiencing, the folks at this center can provide everything you need for a memorable trip down the Nantahala River!
Go horseback riding in Dillard, GA - about 30 minutes from Franklin.
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Dillard House Stables
768 Franklin St
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Go horseback riding in Dillard, GA - about 30 minutes from Franklin.
This facility includes a public pool for those in your party who wish to go swimming.
Macon County Recreation Park
1288 Georgia Rd
This facility includes a public pool for those in your party who wish to go swimming.
Although the AT extends for over two-thousand miles and is famous for through hikes, you can enjoy some great day hikes on the AT near Franklin!
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Appalachian Trail
Unaka Springs Road
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Although the AT extends for over two-thousand miles and is famous for through hikes, you can enjoy some great day hikes on the AT near Franklin!
This beautiful waterfall is a favorite tourist attraction!
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Dry Falls
U.S. 64
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This beautiful waterfall is a favorite tourist attraction!
This beautiful waterfall is near Dry Falls and also is worth your while to visit!
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Bridal Veil Falls
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This beautiful waterfall is near Dry Falls and also is worth your while to visit!
Guests report, "It was OK. Short runs. Beautiful view. The kids adored it."
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Highlands Aerial Park
9625 Dillard Rd
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Guests report, "It was OK. Short runs. Beautiful view. The kids adored it."
Has a catch-out pond where trout await your angling skills!
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Cooper Creek Trout Farm
3365 Coopers Creek Rd
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Has a catch-out pond where trout await your angling skills!
Guests report having a great time tubing on Deep Creek!
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Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground
1040 W Deep Creek Rd
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Guests report having a great time tubing on Deep Creek!
Enjoy catching trout that are cleaned for you and sent home with you to grill at The Old Campbell Farm! Guests report this is great fun and well worth the reasonable rates.
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Andy's Trout Farm
116 Andys Trout Farm Rd
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Enjoy catching trout that are cleaned for you and sent home with you to grill at The Old Campbell Farm! Guests report this is great fun and well worth the reasonable rates.
Enjoy over 100 arcade games, the region's largest go cart track, ten bowling lanes, laser tag, indoor mini golf, a kid's play area for smaller children and much more.
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The Factory Franklin
1024 Georgia Rd
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Enjoy over 100 arcade games, the region's largest go cart track, ten bowling lanes, laser tag, indoor mini golf, a kid's play area for smaller children and much more.
A coffee shop, beer/wine bar & bakeshop with a "home away from home" atmosphere for the entire family. "The Rathskeller Wrap" is an original baked sandwich creation made with their own yeast bread.
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Rathskeller
58 Stewart St
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A coffee shop, beer/wine bar & bakeshop with a "home away from home" atmosphere for the entire family. "The Rathskeller Wrap" is an original baked sandwich creation made with their own yeast bread.
Visit the famous Dollywood for thrilling rides and entertainment. Pigeon Forge is about an hour and a half from Franklin.
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Dollywood
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd
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Visit the famous Dollywood for thrilling rides and entertainment. Pigeon Forge is about an hour and a half from Franklin.
Catch your dinner at Tellico Trout Farm, open Seasonally in the Spring and Summer Memorial Day to Labor Day
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Tellico Trout Farm
4175 Tellico Rd
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Catch your dinner at Tellico Trout Farm, open Seasonally in the Spring and Summer Memorial Day to Labor Day
A favorite place on the Little Tennessee River for kayaking and white water rafting!
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Great Smokey Mountain Fish Camp & Safaris
81 Bennett Rd
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A favorite place on the Little Tennessee River for kayaking and white water rafting!
Arriving by private jet? We've got you covered! For guests flying into the nearby Macon County Airport, we offer complimentary transfers to and from our doorstep.
Macon County Airport, 1241 Airport Rd, Franklin, NC 28734, Spojené státy americké
Arriving by private jet? We've got you covered! For guests flying into the nearby Macon County Airport, we offer complimentary transfers to and from our doorstep.
Dig your own dirt, native sapphire mine!
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Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
6961 Upper Burningtown Rd
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Dig your own dirt, native sapphire mine!
Tourist Information Center
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
98 Hyatt Rd
Tourist Information Center

Drinks & Nightlife

If you are a beer enthusiast, visit this great brewery and taproom in Bryson City, a 30-minute drive from Franklin.
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Nantahala Brewing Company
5 Deep Creek Rd
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If you are a beer enthusiast, visit this great brewery and taproom in Bryson City, a 30-minute drive from Franklin.
Franklin's first brewery and taproom. Great craft beers. Food available during lunch & dinner from a food truck located in parking lot.
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Lazy Hiker Brewing Co.
188 W Main St
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Franklin's first brewery and taproom. Great craft beers. Food available during lunch & dinner from a food truck located in parking lot.
No matter what your favorite brew is, they're sure to have something that will satisfy your palate! Great beer, and a fun atmosphere with a huge outdoor area, right on the river.
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Currahee Brewing Company
100 Lakeside Dr
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No matter what your favorite brew is, they're sure to have something that will satisfy your palate! Great beer, and a fun atmosphere with a huge outdoor area, right on the river.
Local vineyard to bottle experience with local wines, beer, bourbon, and delicious food
Slanted Window Tasting Station
Local vineyard to bottle experience with local wines, beer, bourbon, and delicious food

Shopping

Enjoy the wide variety of art and craft items made by NC artists. You're sure to find the perfect gift or souvenir!
Nc Mountain Made
36 E Main St
Enjoy the wide variety of art and craft items made by NC artists. You're sure to find the perfect gift or souvenir!
Franklin now has a Walmart Super Store. Convenient. One-stop shopping.
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Walmart Supercenter
135 Town Center Loop
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Franklin now has a Walmart Super Store. Convenient. One-stop shopping.
An old-fashioned general store and coffee shop
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Crabtree General Store
41 Iotla St
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An old-fashioned general store and coffee shop
Unique Antiques and Collectibles for Everyone to Enjoy!
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Whistle Stop Depot & RV Park
145 River Rd
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Unique Antiques and Collectibles for Everyone to Enjoy!

Sightseeing

Visit the famous Biltmore House, gardens, and winery. Experience the grandeur of America's largest private residence built in the late 1800's by George Vanderbilt.
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Biltmore
1 Lodge St
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Visit the famous Biltmore House, gardens, and winery. Experience the grandeur of America's largest private residence built in the late 1800's by George Vanderbilt.
Enjoy an incredible family adventure through the Great Smoky Mountains! All aboard!!
Great Smoky Mountain Railway
45 Mitchell Street
Enjoy an incredible family adventure through the Great Smoky Mountains! All aboard!!