Guidebook for Franklin and the mountains

Joe & Becky
Guidebook for Franklin and the mountains

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Local Brew Pub. I cannot say enough about this place. Pet and kid friendly. Outdoor seating around a fire pit is available. Great atmosphere and really good craft beer.
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Lazy Hiker Brewing Co.
188 W Main St
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Great Local Brew Pub. I cannot say enough about this place. Pet and kid friendly. Outdoor seating around a fire pit is available. Great atmosphere and really good craft beer.
Great local Brew Pub. Food Truck is good. This place sits on the banks of the Little Tennessee River. Really nice place to chill and watch the river roll by.
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Currahee Brewing Company
100 Lakeside Dr
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Great local Brew Pub. Food Truck is good. This place sits on the banks of the Little Tennessee River. Really nice place to chill and watch the river roll by.

Food Scene

This is the very best place to eat in Franklin. They accept CASH ONLY. The food is 5 Star at 3 Star prices.
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Caffè Rel
459 E Main St
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This is the very best place to eat in Franklin. They accept CASH ONLY. The food is 5 Star at 3 Star prices.
Best Mexican in town - hands down.
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El Charro Mexican Grill
201 Highlands Rd
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Best Mexican in town - hands down.
Great spot for lunch.
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Gazebo Creekside Cafe
44 Heritage Hollow Dr
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Great spot for lunch.
Country food served family style. Iconic, but Pricey for a family.
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The Dillard House restoranas
768 Franklin St
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Country food served family style. Iconic, but Pricey for a family.
Excellent Italian.
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Lucio's Restaurant
313 Highlands Rd
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Excellent Italian.
This is my second favorite Tex-Mex place. Good food and drinks.
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Las Barricas
2722 Georgia Rd
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This is my second favorite Tex-Mex place. Good food and drinks.
This is a great place for food. The outdoor seating area is now screened. They must have changed managers as the menu has been improved.
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Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant
788 E Main St
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This is a great place for food. The outdoor seating area is now screened. They must have changed managers as the menu has been improved.
Excellent sushi bar and grill
57 Highlands Rd
57 Highlands Road
Excellent sushi bar and grill
This is a great lunch spot. 10 lunches for $10/ea. Wednesday is $5 house wine. Lots of specials throughout the week. Dinner is a little pricy for Franklin, but it is a great night out.
J.R. Chophouse
This is a great lunch spot. 10 lunches for $10/ea. Wednesday is $5 house wine. Lots of specials throughout the week. Dinner is a little pricy for Franklin, but it is a great night out.

Parks & Nature

Trail walks you behind the falls. Parking gets crowded at times. About a 15 minute drive from the house.
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Dry Falls
U.S. 64
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Trail walks you behind the falls. Parking gets crowded at times. About a 15 minute drive from the house.
Nice walk along the river.
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Little Tennessee River Greenway
573 E Main St
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Nice walk along the river.
Great views - over 5,200 elev.
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Wayah Bald
4419 Wayah Bald Rd
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Great views - over 5,200 elev.
Great place to take the kids. Steep stair hike down to the suspension bridge. Picnic areas around the lake.
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Tallulah Gorge valstijos parkas
338 Jane Hurt Yarn Rd
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Great place to take the kids. Steep stair hike down to the suspension bridge. Picnic areas around the lake.
Go hike the "Triple Falls Trail"
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Dupont State Forest
Staton Road
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Go hike the "Triple Falls Trail"
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Rufus Morgan Trail and Falls
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Small falls that the highway used to run under. Near Dry falls on the road to Highlands.
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Bridal Veil Falls
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Small falls that the highway used to run under. Near Dry falls on the road to Highlands.
Really great trail. Moderate hike, then stunning views.
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Whiteside Mtn Trail
91-170 Deville Dr
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Really great trail. Moderate hike, then stunning views.
Whitewater rafting, zip lines, Picnic area.
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Nantahala Outdoor Center
13077 U.S. Highway 19
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Whitewater rafting, zip lines, Picnic area.
Paved hiking trail to the highest point in the park.
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Klingmens Domas
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Paved hiking trail to the highest point in the park.
Picnic and tubing on deep creek is a family favorite.
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Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground
1040 W Deep Creek Rd
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Picnic and tubing on deep creek is a family favorite.
This is an unbelievable park with ball fields, playgrounds, access to the creek for tubing and swimming. Walking trails and more.
Parker Meadows Complex
4306 Patton Rd
This is an unbelievable park with ball fields, playgrounds, access to the creek for tubing and swimming. Walking trails and more.

Arts & Culture

Musical shows and live theater.
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Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Rd
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Musical shows and live theater.

Essentials

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Walmart Supercenter
135 Town Center Loop
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NOT located in Westgate Plaze. This is a new store on the Georgia Hwy (US-441). This is an Ingles "Super Store" with restaurant offerings, a Starbucks and more.
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Ingles Market
1257 Georgia Rd
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NOT located in Westgate Plaze. This is a new store on the Georgia Hwy (US-441). This is an Ingles "Super Store" with restaurant offerings, a Starbucks and more.
Shipping and printing. If you need to print and don't have access to a printer, you can offload to a memory stick and they can print it there for you.
The UPS Store
131 Franklin Plaza
Shipping and printing. If you need to print and don't have access to a printer, you can offload to a memory stick and they can print it there for you.
Another good place for groceries. Hot wing bar and deli.
Food Lion
245 Macon Plaza Dr
Another good place for groceries. Hot wing bar and deli.
This is a brand-new Ingles grocery and closest to the house (less than 12 minutes). They have a Starbucks, hot deli food, pizza, Chinese, wing bar, salad bar, and olive/Mediterranean bar. Good sales for beer and wine. They also have a gas station. I have Ingles discount cards hanging on the key rack that you can use for weekly deals.
Ingles
This is a brand-new Ingles grocery and closest to the house (less than 12 minutes). They have a Starbucks, hot deli food, pizza, Chinese, wing bar, salad bar, and olive/Mediterranean bar. Good sales for beer and wine. They also have a gas station. I have Ingles discount cards hanging on the key rack that you can use for weekly deals.

Everything Else

Flea market - fun to goof around. Coved stalls. Weekends only.
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Rabun Flea Market
Highway 441
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Flea market - fun to goof around. Coved stalls. Weekends only.
Probably the best in the area – you dig your own so wear old clothes.
Masons Sapphire Mine
Probably the best in the area – you dig your own so wear old clothes.
Flea Market.
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Uncle Bill's Flea Market
5427 US-74
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Flea Market.
Casino.
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Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
777 Casino Dr
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Casino.
Good place for local sourced jams, fresh produce and more
Shearl Produce & Garden Center
9830 Georgia Rd
Good place for local sourced jams, fresh produce and more

Sightseeing

Fun Train ride thru the mountains.
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
18 Fry St
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Fun Train ride thru the mountains.
Great small town (also in Macon Co.)
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Highlands
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Great small town (also in Macon Co.)
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Biltmore Estate Winery
1 Lodge St
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Fontana Dam
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Very touristy, but a good place to take the kids. Also, you can buy a single day fishing pass to fish for trout in their stocked streams.
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Cherokee
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Very touristy, but a good place to take the kids. Also, you can buy a single day fishing pass to fish for trout in their stocked streams.
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Rufus Morgan Trail and Falls
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