Local Attractions

Antiques Art/Crafts Dining Fine Arts Gem Mines Golfing Hiking Trails Jewelers	Movie Theatre Shipping Shopping Specialty Shops Waterfalls White Water Rafting Other Activities
Antiques Looking for antiques? Visit one of the many local antique stores in the area such as:
Whistle Stop Antique Mall Where you can find pretty much anything  Antique and Things  The Friendly Village Antique Mall  Gold City General Store	Kline’s  Smoky Mountain Antique Mall  Quinlan Estate Antiques.
Art/Crafts
A Work of Art  Cowee Creek Pottery  The Gallery of Heritage Inn  Maco Crafts  Macon County Art Association  Michael M. Rogers Gallery	Misty Mountain Woodcrafters Mountain Artisan Gallery Pen Wheel Studios Purtin’Neer Perfect Productions Rita’s Art and Craft Supplies Rosemary’s Fabrics and Crafts Olde Town Crafts
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Dining
B & D Restaurant  208 W. Palmer St. Franklin, NC 828-524-3573 Chef & His Wife 15 Courthouse Plaza Franklin, NC 828-369-0575 City Restaurant 1251 E. Main St. Franklin,NC 828-524-4948 Dairy Queen 963 Georgia Rd. Franklin, NC 828-369-8424 Domino’s Pizza 417 E. Main St. Franklin, NC 828-369-1919 Stamey’s Café 1111 E. Main St. Franklin, NC 828-524-8198 Gondola’s 349 Westgate Plaza Franklin, NC 828-349-9801 Happy Garden Chinese 155 Macon Plaza Franklin, NC 828-524-4365 Hardee’s 305 E. Main St. Franklin, NC 828-369-8180 Joe’s Country Café 8507 Georgia Rd. Franklin, NC 828-369-6060 Long John Silvers 788 E. Main St. Franklin, NC 828-369-8451 McDonald’s 329 Franklin Plaza Franklin, NC 828-369-7462	Ms. Lois’ 145 Highlands Rd. Franklin, NC 828-369-8628 The Normamdie 64 W. Palmer St. Franklin, NC 828-524-3118 Patriccio’s Restaurant 201 Highlands Rd. Franklin, NC 828-524-9229 Pizza Hut 999 Georgia Rd. Franklin, NC 828-524-8994 Pizza Peddler 32 Palmer Street Circle Franklin, NC 828-369-7833 Sausage Factory Deli 121 Palmer St. Circle Franklin, NC 828-369-6081 Subway 149 Highlands Rd. Franklin, NC 828-524-5699 Subway 285 Westgate Plaza Franklin, NC 828-369-0350 Sweetwater Grill 6241 Highlands Rd. Franklin, NC 828-369-5903 Tallent’s Steak Barn 173 E. Palmer St. Franklin, NC 828-524-2064 Wild Rose Café 258 Blue Ridge Dr. Franklin, NC 828-369-0711
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Fine Arts
Asheville Community Theatre Plaeides Productions Highlands Playhouse Western Stage Company Flat Rock Playhouse  Unto These Hills
Gem Mines
Burglesn’s Natural Gems Cowee Gift Shop and Mining Cowee Lapidary Gold City Gem Mine and Amusement Gem City Mine Jackson Hole Mine Jones Ruby Mine Mason Ruby and Sapphire Mine	Moon Stone Gem Mine Old Cardinal Mine Rocky Face Gem Mine Rose Creek Mine Sheffielf Mine Tari’s RockGem Directions and other information on these Gem Mines can be found at: www.smnet.net/html/todo.html
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Golfing
Mill Creek Golf Club Franklin, NC 828-524-GOLF (4653)                         Parker Meadows Franklin NC 828-369-8008   Franklin Golf Course Franklin, NC 828-524-2288	Cullasaja Club Highlands, NC  828-524-4104   Other golf resorts can be found at:  www.smnet.net/html/todo.html
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Hiking Trails
Albert Mountain Firetower Trail Bad Creek-Fowler Creek Bear Pen Gap Trail Betty Creek Gap Big Indian Loop Big Laurel Falls Trail Blackwell Gap Loop Brush Creek Chinquapin Mountain Clear Creek Loop Dry Falls Trail Ellicott Rock Glen Falls Hurricane Creek Loop Iron Bridge Loop Laurel Falls Trail Mooney Falls Trail Moss Gap Area	Park Creek Loop Park Ridge Loop Rufus Morgan Trail Scaly Mountain Trail Shot Pouch Trail Standing Indian Mountain-Deep Gap Trail Thomas Branch Loop Wasilik Poplar Trail Wayah Bald Lookout Tower Trail Whiteside Mountain Loop Yellow Mountain Trail Directions and other information on these hiking trails can be found here.
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Jewelers
A&H Enterprises Burglen’s Natural Gems Anil B. Dholakia Gold City Jewelry & General Store Jackson Hole Jamison Jewelers Klines	Mountain Gems Ruby City Gems Smoky Mountain Jewelers Stewart’s Jewelry Mart Tari’s Rock Gem Mountain Gems The Gem Factory
Movie Theatre Ruby Cinemas Hwy.441 Franklin, NC (828) 524-2076
Shipping Mail Stop Shipping Center - Located in The Whistle Stop Mall  Packing/Crating/Shipping through UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS and furniture shippers
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Shopping Click here to link directly to the Franklin Chamber of Commerce.
Specialty Shops
The Athlete’s Foot Bear Prints T-Shirts Bed and Bath Bryson’s Wines and Cheeses Cashiers Home Christmas Tree “One The Hill” The Chocolate Stop The Dry Sink	Los Andes Rose Creek Mine and Rock Shop Sensations Shiraz Oriental Rugs Gallery Village Boutique Village Kids Wild Possessions Willow Wind
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Waterfalls
Big Laurel Falls Bridal Veil Falls Cullasaja Falls Dry Falls Glen Falls	Gunstairs Falls Lower Satulah Falls Sequoyah Lake Dam Falls Upper Buck Creek Falls Directions and other info can be found here.
White Water Rafting
Adventures Fast River Rafting	800-438-7238
Blue Ridge Outing Co.	828-586-3510
Carolina Outfitters Whitewater Rafting	800-468-7238
Chattanooga River Adventures	864-647-0365
Cool River Tubing Company	800-224-7238
Endless River Adventure	800-237-7238
Nantahala Outdoor Center	800-237-7238
Rafting in the Smokies	828-488-9203
River Rat	865-448-8888
Smoky Mountain Adventures	828-488-2020
Southern Expeditions Inc.	800-868-7238
Tuckaseegee Outfitters	800-593-5683
Wildwater Ltd.	800-451-9972
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Other Activities
The Factory - Arcade, go-carts, bowling and miniature golf just to name a few.	828-349-8888
Fishing
The National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scottish Tartans Museum	828-524-7472
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