Welcome to Rivendell Cabins - Franklin, NC Vacation Rentals - Things To Do
Rivendell Vacation Cabins provide the perfect home base to explore the mountains of Franklin and Western North Carolina. Below are some of our favorite links to area resources.
Check the real-time road status of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Activities, Entertainment, Dining
Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce • Links and attractions around the Franklin, NC, area. If you don't read anything else, read this
Highlands Chamber of Commerce • Lots of links to local attractions, restaurants, etc., around Highlands, NC
Outdoor 76 - Whenever you take to the great outdoors, Outdoor 76 is an outdoor store that can outfit you with the best fly fishing gear, kayak & canoe rentals, clothing, footwear, hiking gear and accessories for any adventure you have planned.
Lazy Hiker Brewing Co. is a craft brewery in the mountains of Western North Carolina making great craft beer.
Currahee Brewing Company - 2,000-square-foot tasting room and outdoor, German-inspired biergarten that overlooks the beautiful Little Tennessee River.
The Rathskeller Coffee Haus and Pub - Something's brewing at the Rathskeller! Located in the basement of one of Franklin 's oldest buildings, the Rathskeller is; a coffee shop, beer/wine bar and bakeshop with a "home away from home" atmosphere for the entire family.
Caffe Rel - A Classic French Neighborhood Cafe.
Root and Barrel - Open for Lunch, Dinner & Sunday Brunch.
Yonder- Excellent Breakfast and Brunch, featured on Our State October, 2019.
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts • Music and Other Performing Arts in Franklin
The Factory: Great Food, Great Fun • This place has games, indoor miniature golf, a bowling alley, go carts, and several restaurants.
Ruby City Gems and Museum • If you are a rock hound, this should be your first stop. Not only do they have the gems, they sell the machines and tools you need to turn ugly duckling rocks into swan rocks. And!!! their museum is unique--they have everything from giant Brazilian amythest geodes to fossilized dinosaur scat to an authentic shrunken head from a Pacific Island.
Mason Mountain Mine • Go Mining for Gems! This site is not seeded. It is a lot of fun, for you never know what you will find. Plus, guests at Rivendell Cabins receive a special discount.
Smoky Mountain Trains • Collection of 7,000 Lionel™ engines, cars, and accessories. Children and model train enthusiasts love this place.
Gret Smoky Mountains Railroad • Lovely train rides through the mountains. And for something completely different, they have Mystery Dinner Theater Train rides.
North Carolina's Smoky Mountains • Everything you need to know about our lovely Smoky Mountains
HikingintheSmokys.com is the most comprehensive site on the internet for information on hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Highlands Chamber of Commerce • Lots of links to local attractions, restaurants, etc., around Highlands, NC
Outdoor 76 - Whenever you take to the great outdoors, Outdoor 76 is an outdoor store that can outfit you with the best fly fishing gear, kayak & canoe rentals, clothing, footwear, hiking gear and accessories for any adventure you have planned.
Lazy Hiker Brewing Co. is a craft brewery in the mountains of Western North Carolina making great craft beer.
Currahee Brewing Company - 2,000-square-foot tasting room and outdoor, German-inspired biergarten that overlooks the beautiful Little Tennessee River.
The Rathskeller Coffee Haus and Pub - Something's brewing at the Rathskeller! Located in the basement of one of Franklin 's oldest buildings, the Rathskeller is; a coffee shop, beer/wine bar and bakeshop with a "home away from home" atmosphere for the entire family.
Caffe Rel - A Classic French Neighborhood Cafe.
Root and Barrel - Open for Lunch, Dinner & Sunday Brunch.
Yonder- Excellent Breakfast and Brunch, featured on Our State October, 2019.
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts • Music and Other Performing Arts in Franklin
The Factory: Great Food, Great Fun • This place has games, indoor miniature golf, a bowling alley, go carts, and several restaurants.
Ruby City Gems and Museum • If you are a rock hound, this should be your first stop. Not only do they have the gems, they sell the machines and tools you need to turn ugly duckling rocks into swan rocks. And!!! their museum is unique--they have everything from giant Brazilian amythest geodes to fossilized dinosaur scat to an authentic shrunken head from a Pacific Island.
Mason Mountain Mine • Go Mining for Gems! This site is not seeded. It is a lot of fun, for you never know what you will find. Plus, guests at Rivendell Cabins receive a special discount.
Smoky Mountain Trains • Collection of 7,000 Lionel™ engines, cars, and accessories. Children and model train enthusiasts love this place.
Gret Smoky Mountains Railroad • Lovely train rides through the mountains. And for something completely different, they have Mystery Dinner Theater Train rides.
North Carolina's Smoky Mountains • Everything you need to know about our lovely Smoky Mountains
HikingintheSmokys.com is the most comprehensive site on the internet for information on hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Zip Line Canopy Tours: Enjoy a soaring and gliding experience naturally fueled by a gradual elevation change at Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours (NGCT).
Smoky Mountain Bikes • Your gateway to cycling the Great Smoky Mountains
Southern Highroads • A driving vacation of 4 states and 13 counties with something to offer the entire family. Visit the Southern Highroads Blog.
The Foxfire Project Museum • Documenting and preserving the culture of Appalachia. If you are into anthropology, this place is heaven.
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia • Keeping Heritage Alive Through the Arts
The Blue Canoe Brewery • The Blue Canoe offers a variety of unique beers brewed on the premises as well as full kitchen menu.
REAL ESTATE, VACATION RENTALS, & LOCAL BUILDING CONTRACTORSCat Creek Realty • Mountain Land, Lots, and Log Homes in Western North Carolina. Custom Log Home Builder
Goshen Timber Frames • Offers custom designed timber frame homes, standard, precut timber frames, as well as workshops and apprenticeships.
Southern Highroads • A driving vacation of 4 states and 13 counties with something to offer the entire family. Visit the Southern Highroads Blog.
The Foxfire Project Museum • Documenting and preserving the culture of Appalachia. If you are into anthropology, this place is heaven.
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia • Keeping Heritage Alive Through the Arts
The Blue Canoe Brewery • The Blue Canoe offers a variety of unique beers brewed on the premises as well as full kitchen menu.
REAL ESTATE, VACATION RENTALS, & LOCAL BUILDING CONTRACTORSCat Creek Realty • Mountain Land, Lots, and Log Homes in Western North Carolina. Custom Log Home Builder
Goshen Timber Frames • Offers custom designed timber frame homes, standard, precut timber frames, as well as workshops and apprenticeships.
Links
Shadowland Seed is a premier honey and beeswax product grower and manufacturer of hand crafted and bottled natural beeswax and honey products gifted to us by nature. Steve has hives on and around the properties, in isolated areas, to gather the precious and coveted sourwood honey to sell. Often we have small sample bottles of this honey for our guests and we take orders for larger quantities. He has lotions, candles and other items for sale on his web page, and the products are reasonably priced and wonderful quality.
The Southern Highroads is a scenic route across 13 counties in 4 states with something to offer for the entire family. Stretching across North Georgia, Western North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Southern Highroads offers a wide variety of antique shops, arts, entertainment, dining, lodging, outdoor activities and fun for the entire family!
The Southern Highroads is a scenic route across 13 counties in 4 states with something to offer for the entire family. Stretching across North Georgia, Western North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Southern Highroads offers a wide variety of antique shops, arts, entertainment, dining, lodging, outdoor activities and fun for the entire family!