Evening wine and hors d'ouevres are a wonderful way to end the day in this beautiful part of the world. To get to this mountain top retreat, take U.S. 441 to Riverside Road. Turn left onto Hickory Knoll Road and bear right onto E. Hickory Knoll. The Main Street Inn, built in the Federal Farmhouse style in 1885, has welcomed guests with Southern hospitality for more than a century. Formerly known as The Phelps House, it was restored to its original luster in 1998.
Some rooms have sitting areas or balconies.
Room rates include a hot country breakfast and afternoon tea. The inn is open from April through December, and advance reservations are preferred. These two sister hotels sitting across from each other are almost as old as the town of Highlands itself, which was established in 1876. The Highlands Inn in 1880. Both are on the National Register of Historic Places and are owned by Rip and Pat Benton, who began renovating the Old Edwards Inn in 1981.