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Jewelers
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Shipping
Shopping
Specialty Shops
Waterfalls
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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


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           

 

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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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  Big Bear Log Cabins
357 Wide Horizon Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
info@bigbearfranklin.com
Phone:  866-349-0099 
Local:  828-349-0099 
Fax:  828-349-9633

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