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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Nearly a mile above sea level at the southern crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Cashiers and Highlands offer some of the area's finest shopping and dining and are a favorite day trip destination for residents of The Cliffs Communities.
Six restaurants in Highlands alone have received the coveted Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and the downtown area teems with dozens of popular, high-end boutiques and galleries.
Explore the area by rail on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, an historic icon that travels over 50 miles and 25 bridges in adventurous, themed excursions like the weekly Mystery Theater Dinner. Or take Sylva's Tree Walk, a 1.2 mile meandering path through over 50 diverse species of flora so interesting and vast that it gained the recognition as a Tree City USA from the U.S. Federal Government.
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