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West of Highlands via U.S. 64 toward Franklin, the Cullasaja Gorge (cul-lah-say-jah) is a 7½-mile gorge passing the Cullasaja River, Lake Sequoyah, and several waterfalls, including Bridal Veil Falls, Dry Falls (which has a path to walk behind the waterfall), Quarry Falls, and the 200-foot Cullasaja Falls. The gorge and falls are in the Nantahala National Forest.
Rocks around waterfalls are slippery, and trying to cross the top of the falls is dangerous.
In the center of Highlands, the Highlands Botanical Garden, run by Western Carolina University, is a 30-acre biological reserve of native plants. There's also a small nature center, open seasonally.
