Places in Highlands
Highlands’s downtown: 255 places in a five-minute walk
387 places in Highlands: 68 places to eat and drink, 76 shops, 48 things to do and 37 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
All places
387
360 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
68
63 per 1,000 residents
Shops
76
31 gifts · 8 antiques · 1 books
Things to do
48
22 outdoors · 13 arts · 7 landmarks
Places to stay
37
34 per 1,000 residents
What kind of places does Highlands have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · The map
Where Highlands gathers
255 of Highlands’s 387 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St.
255places in a five-minute walk of Main St66% of Highlands’s places
Eat & drink
See all →68 places to eat & drink
39 restaurants, 14 bars & breweries, 8 cafés & treats. Local spots first.
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Places to stay
See all →37 places to stay
23 hotels & inns, 14 camping & rentals. Local spots first.
Things to do
See all →48 things to do
22 parks & outdoors, 13 arts & culture, 7 history & landmarks. Local spots first.
See all 7 history & landmarks →
Highlands Recreation Center
Sports and recreation venue · 600 N 4th St
Kids Pool - Old Edwards Inn & Spa
Swimming pool · 445 Main St, Highlands, NC 28741, United States
Shops
See all →76 shops
31 gifts & boutiques, 15 clothing, 9 home & hardware. Local spots first.
See all 8 more shops →
Everyday
See all →126 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
Offices & pros 38Old Edwards · Sotheby's International Realty · Allen Tate - Highlands-DowntownHair & beauty 13Unfurl Wellness Spa at Highlands Creek · 1 One Nails · Creative Concepts SalonHome services 12Blue Rhino Propane Exchange · Coppage Construction · Green Mountain BuildersBanks & insurance 12Regions Bank · First National Bank ATM · Wells Fargo ATMGroceries & convenience 11Spinx · Mountain Fresh Grocery · Bryson's Food StoreHealth care 6Highlands Pharmacy · Dr. Frederick L. Rodenbeck III DDS · My Choice Home CareAuto & gas 5Rhodes Auto Care · Scrubbies Car Wash · ShellPets 1Highlands Mountain PawsOther services 28Highlands Country Club · Highlands Tavern · GIL STOSE PHOTOGRAPHY
Community
See all →32 schools, churches & public places
Where Highlands learns, worships and gets things done.
Community groups 12Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust · Highlands Motoring Festival · Highlands Food PantryTown & public services 11Hudson Library · United States Postal Service · Highlands Civic CenterPlaces of worship 6Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church · First Baptist Church of Highlands · Highlands Assembly Of GodSchools & childcare 3Highlands Community Child Development Center · Highlands School · Gordon Center For Children
Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Highlands neighbors.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.