Rachel’s guidebook
Food scene
Coffee and brunch is great, books and patio with a wonderful outdoor garden. Animal friendly.
42 locals recommend
City Lights Cafe
3 E Jackson StCoffee and brunch is great, books and patio with a wonderful outdoor garden. Animal friendly.
Coffee is an art form here...and now they have opened a bar next door with a menu.
21 locals recommend
White Moon Coffee Shop
545 Mill StCoffee is an art form here...and now they have opened a bar next door with a menu.
There are 4 breweries in town and the others are just as good, but this is a favorite. Check the local listings for the brewery events!
99 locals recommend
Innovation Brewing Company
414 W Main StThere are 4 breweries in town and the others are just as good, but this is a favorite. Check the local listings for the brewery events!
City/town information
Noted as a must see mountain town, easy day hikes, fishing and outdoor events within reach, but the amenities and highlights of a growing town without the crowds. People are friendly, food for every palette, shops, art market, and farmers market on Saturdays, a public pool, bookstores, live music venues and pubs, concerts on the green at Bridge park on Fridays, and 4 great breweries are a speciality here, and everything is within walking distance.
124 locals recommend
Sylva
Noted as a must see mountain town, easy day hikes, fishing and outdoor events within reach, but the amenities and highlights of a growing town without the crowds. People are friendly, food for every palette, shops, art market, and farmers market on Saturdays, a public pool, bookstores, live music venues and pubs, concerts on the green at Bridge park on Fridays, and 4 great breweries are a speciality here, and everything is within walking distance.
Dillsboro
Western Carolina University
Sightseeing
Worth a visit inside just to admire the old courthouse architecture and the modern remade entrance with the high windows ... head out the back door of the rotunda for a view of the mountains. Inside there is usually rotating art to admire. The historic building has a series of war memorials all the way up to the top of the steps (including the now blocked off civil war memorial that is still being deliberated over), and a couple of great modern statues near the parking lot.
13 locals recommend
Jackson County Public Library
310 Keener StWorth a visit inside just to admire the old courthouse architecture and the modern remade entrance with the high windows ... head out the back door of the rotunda for a view of the mountains. Inside there is usually rotating art to admire. The historic building has a series of war memorials all the way up to the top of the steps (including the now blocked off civil war memorial that is still being deliberated over), and a couple of great modern statues near the parking lot.
Judaculla Rock
552 Judaculla Rock Rd
Devil's Courthouse Overlook
Blue Ridge Parkway
Panthertown Valley Trailhead - Public Access
Breedlove Road
WCU Trail System Parking/Trailhead
4121 Little Savannah Road
Linville Falls
Traveler advice
Getting around
ditch the car ...
you can walk to everything in Sylva.
EXCEPT if you want to visit Dillsboro (the arts and crafts next over town with the train) it is a 5-10 minute drive.