Highlands NC vacation rentals and real estate

heart of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, this historic 31-room inn, locally referred to as the Crown Jewel of Highlands, offers our guests the gracious Southern mountain hospitality of yesteryear amidst the everyday convenience of the modern traveler. As you step into the warm, welcoming lobby you will step back into history of times long ago. The onsite restaurant, Kelsey's Place, offers breakfast for guests only and lunch and dinner including Early Bird eating for those who enjoy a good, hearty southern mountain cuisine, just like Grandma use to make. The 4180' elevation makes this a true mountain resort. Highlands Inn site.

The Lodge on Mirror Lake...is a lovely 3 bedroom 3 bath home beautifully decorated with jetted tubs, fireplace, separate dining room, full kitchen, air conditioning and friendly decor. You can fish from the deck or dock just steps from the lovely outside area, canoe or paddle the picturesque Mirror Lake in the paddle boat. Or just relax on the expansive decks and listen to the water cascade over the nearby dam. Less than a mile from Main Street this rental has it all. The Lodge on Mirror Lake site.

Mountain High Lodge. Rustic charm with elegant accents and genuine hospitality Mountain High Inn, Highlands, NC

await you at Mountain High Lodge. Located on Main Street, within easy walking distance of quaint shops and fine dining. We offer a variety of room types from our spacious double rooms to our king and deluxe rooms. Mountain High Lodge site.

The Chandler Inn is located a pleasant fifteen minute walk from Main Street Highlands. Surrounded by trees and nature, the Inn includes three barn-sided A Bed and Breakfast Country Inn in Highlands NC, The Chandler Inn Welcomes You

A Bed and Breakfast Country Inn in Highlands NC, The Chandler Inn Welcomes You

buildings grouped around a brick courtyard. Porches with swings and rocking chairs, hanging baskets and plenty of bird feeders create a rustic and relaxing ambiance. Each of our fifteen rooms is individually decorated. Brass headboards, eyelet sheets and comforter, country wall papers, and native wood paneling have been used throughout. All have private baths, color television, air conditioning, and your own private entrance. The Chandler Inn site.

HIGHLANDS NATURE CENTER.

Highlands Nature Center site.

Highlands Playhouse. Located in the hear of downtown Highlands, NC. the Highlands Playhouse is "the" place

for entertainment. The Playhouse hires professionals, theatre students from select colleges that are the top in their class, and even some “locals” for spice. The Playhouse's reputation continues to grow. It is listed each year in the New York Times. In 1995 a major national magazine rated it among the top ten summer theatres in the country. In 1996 the National Geographic Traveler noted the quality of the Playhouse and praised the community for sustaining such an important cultural venture. In 1998, the Wall Street Journal prominently featured the Playhouse and the Town of Highlands. Highlands Playhouse site.

The Instant Theatre Company is a year-round, on-going theatre workshop and performing troupe dedicated to enhancing the

Highlands community's cultural environment as well as providing a very good time for its audiences! The Instant Theatre Company - founded in 1981 - is a professional, cultural, educational, and community service organization dedicated to improving community life by fostering the arts, promoting artists, and supporting other community organizations. The company enhances the community by providing an environment in which performers, writers, directors, and technicians may hone their craft and by nurturing the creative talent in the young people of the area. The Instant Theatre Company site.

Highlands/ Cashiers Chamber Music Festival.

Highlands Chamber Music Festival, with the assistance of a $5000 grant from Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kahn through the J. A. Hooker Charitable Trust of Miami, Florida, the Festival presented its first series of concerts in cooperation with the Hudson Library and the Highlands Episcopal Church of the Incarnation. The enthusiastic response from the music lovers of Highlands encouraged the founding of the annual season of performances. Highlands/Cashiers Chamber Music Festival site.

RESTAURANTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ARTISTS & GALLERIES

MERCHANTS & MORE

Madison's. Make any day a special occasion by dining at Madison's. Our classically trained culinary team will delight you with their signature Carolina High Country cuisine.

Madison's distinctive menu combines the freshest local and regional ingredients creatively fused with time-honored techniques to showcase flavors that are at once innovative yet familiar. A Wine Spectator award wining restaurant for 2005, Madison's has an exceptional wine list. Serving breakfast daily for Inn guests. Open for lunch and dinner daily, reservations are requested. Honoring all major credit cards. Madison's site.

Skyline Lodge, Restaurant & Lounge - fine dining at Jack's. Our restaurant offers the finest food and the loveliest surroundings to make your dining experience unforgettable. Enjoy your meal inside the magnificent dining room or outside on the charming terrace overlooking the broad mountain view in the distance. Our gourmet continental cuisine, complemented by one of our pastry chef's sinful desserts, will delight your senses and satisfy even the most demanding palate. Skyline Lodge, Restaurant and Lounge site

WOLFGANG'S RESTAURANT & WINE BISTRO. The Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence is given to restaurants who have the most outstanding wine lists in the world. It recognizes the wine list's vintage depth, including vertical offerings of several top wines, as well as excellent breadth from several major wine growing regions. Wolfgang's Restaurant and Wine Bistro site.

CYPRUS RESTAURANT. Cyprus is a restaurant located in Highlands, North Carolina, and dedicated to the philosophy that some of the greatest, most rewarding food to be had is the great peasant food of the world. Therefore, we take our cues about our cuisine from the precepts we learn about traditional cuisines. We feature a fairly broad house menu, plus a different REGIONAL MENU each night of the week. As an example, each Tuesday night is Thai night at Cyprus, and each Saturday night features South American cuisine. All of our house entrees are priced at $19.95, with a few exceptions. The specials are $22.95. Cyprus Restaurant site.

PAOLETTI. Paoletti's is proud to be celebrating our 23rd summer season in Highlands in 2006. Paoletti site.

ON THE VERANDA RESTAURANT. Chef Andrew Figel & His Creative Team welcome you to an extraordinary evening featuring an exceptional culinary experience The Verandah with highly renowned guest chefs. Sunday Champagne Brunch . . and all that jazz! 11:00 - 2:00 PM • $24.00. Our Brunch Menu varies weekly; here are some of our selections: Eggs Hussarde, Poached Eggs and Grilled Canadian, Bacon on English Muffin with, Marchand du Vin Sauce, Topped with Hollandaise. Broiled North Carolina Trout Served with Lemon Butter. Oriental Scallops - Stir-fried Scallops on Angel-Hair Pasta, Peppered Ginger-Scallion Sauce. On the Veranda Restaurant site.

Kelsey Place at Highland Inn. Kelsey Place Restaurant offers Early Bird eating for those who enjoy a good, hearty southern mountain cuisine, just like Grandma used to make. Kelsey Place's menu is very similar to what Inn guests have been served for the last 125+ years. Southern Fried Chicken, Country Style Steak, Chicken and Dumplings, Pot Pie, Liver and Onions, Stuffed Green Peppers are the staples of the menu. Fresh made soups and desserts and daily "Blue Plate Specials" will make every day a reasonably priced new experience. Wine by the glass available. Kelsey Place at Highland Inn site.

Lakeside Restaurant. From its setting on Harris lake and whimsical interior, to the award-winning wine list and culinary experience, Lakeside Restaurant is truly one of life's pleasures. Owners Donna Woods and Marty Rosenfield purchased Lakeside Restaurant 16 years ago. Their focus has always been quality, quality, quality. The freshest of all ingredients are the beginning of Marty’s culinary creations. The value driven wine list explores wine regions from around the globe with an emphasis on California and Oregon. Lakeside Restaurant site.

The Fine Art Center ...an important cultural resource for the Western North Carolina region, its many residents, and visitors to our area. The Fine Art Center is a not-for-profit art center located in the Hudson Library building at 554 Main Street, Highlands, N.C. The gallery was established in 1982 as a nonprofit art center. For over twenty years The Bascom - Louise Gallery / Highlands Visual Art Center has been the only non-profit visual art center in Highlands.

From humble beginnings in the Hudson Library as a room to display regional art, we have evolved into a dynamic visual art center. We have become, not only a gallery to display regional art, but a museum to house a budding permanent collection, as well as an educational center for numerous workshops and lectures. The Fine Art Center