Ryan Karcher

Science lies at the heart of the Leaf Spectacle, but we’re betting there’s a touch of magic involved as well.

Ryan Karcher’s eagle-eyed view of the Plateau brings another dimension to his art.

The following is a more in-depth history of the Highlands family retreat  Our tour, from past to present,  conducted and narrated by Kennard and Lisa, continues with their own slightly-different version of how The Rabbit Hole got its name. First, Kennard: “I called it The Rabbit Hole when we were very young. It was probably inspired by images from fairy tales. The entrance and landscape resembled an overgrown hedge. It looks like you are going down into a burrow. I said, ‘Look we are going down into a rabbit hole.’”

Architect Jim Fox’s grandson is chronicling and restoring his intriguing buildings, which remain unmistakable landmarks across this corner of Western North Carolina.