Charlotte
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| Daniel
Stowe Botanical Garden 6500 South New Hope Road Belmont, NC 28012 Phone: (704) 825-4490 |
In
1989, Daniel J. Stowe, a retired textile executive from Belmont, North Carolina,
reserved 450 acres of prime rolling meadows, woodlands and lakefront property
and established a foundation to develop a world-class botanical garden.
A lifelong nature lover and gardening enthusiast, Dan Stowe and his wife,
Alene, envisioned a complex evolving over several decades to rival other
internationally renowned gardens. |
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| Carowinds Avenue of the Carolinas Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: (704) 588-2600 |
Carowinds
is a great way to spend your summer, with twelve action-packed roller coasters,
dozens of thrill and water adventures, and the overflowing fun of Boomerang
Baywater park. (Boomerang Bay is open during the summer only. Click here
for our operating calendar.) Gather friends and family in the Carolina Boardwalk
area of the park which features games, merchandise and food locations reflecting
some of the best known themes along the Carolina coast including lighthouses,
boats, fishing and seafood. |
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| Richard
Petty Driving Experience 6022 Victory Lane Concord, NC 28027 Phone: (704) 455-9443 |
Your hands are on the wheel, your foot is on the gas, and you're in the driver's seat for 8 laps around the speedway in a 358 cubic inch V-8 NASCAR style racecar that roars with 600 horsepower. Prior to driving, students will go through 2 elements of safety and instruction training, in-car and on-track instruction. After driving like the "King", students will receive a graduation packet that includes a time sheet with a breakdown of each lap driven. |  |
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Mint Museum of Art 2730 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC 28207 Phone: (704) 337-2000 |
The Mint Museum of Art initially served the region as the first branch of the United States Mint, coining $5 million in gold from 1836 to the outbreak of the Civil War. A grassroots community effort during the Depression saved the original Federal-style building designed by William Strickland from demolition and moved it to its present Randolph Road site. The museum formally opened to the public on October 22, 1936 as North Carolina's first art museum. |  |
| Mint
Museum of Craft & Design 220 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: (704) 337-2000 |
The
Mint Museum of Craft + Design features a permanent collection that documents
contemporary studio craft, tracing the movement’s historical roots
in the 19th century and its relationship to traditional decorative arts
and industrial design. The techniques and inspiration of artists throughout
the world are showcased in collections of ceramics, fiber, glass, metal
and wood. |
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| The
Charlotte Nature Museum 301 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: (704) 372-6261 |
Walk
among free-flying butterflies in Butterfly Pavilion, observe live animals
in Creature Cavern, buzz by Insect Alley or just hang out in Our Big Backyard.
Charlotte Nature Museum offers educational programming (Workshops and Summer Camps) and interactive activities including puppet shows, Story time with Grandpa Tree, live animal encounters, Creature Feature Events and special birthday party packages. |
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| Discovery
Place 301 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: (704) 372-6261 |
From
the frontiers of space to the depths of the sea, Discovery Place is an ever-changing
ever-growing, cutting edge science center. Our Discovery Halls and The Charlotte
Observer OMNIMAX Theatre offer something fun and educational for everyone
in the family! |
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| The
Charlotte Museum of History 3500 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215 Phone: (704) 568-1774 |
Mission: The Charlotte Museum of History serves as a welcoming and inclusive learning environment to explore issues of regional importance enlightened by our past so together we may imagine our future.Vision: The Charlotte Museum of History offers audience-focused programs and exhibits, based on the people, buildings, stories and objects spanning the region's history, while providing an historic context for understanding how conditions and decisions of the past impact the region today and shape its future. |  |
| Levine
Museum of the New South 200 E. Seventh Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: (704) 333-1887 |
Levine Museum of the New South is an interactive museum housing the nation's most comprehensive interpretation of post-Civil War Southern history. Through an award-winning exhibition and changing galleries, the Museum tells stories of the people - men, women and children, black and white, rich and poor, long-time residents and newcomers - who have reinvented and shaped the South since the Civil War. |  |
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Afro-American Cultural Center
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The
Afro-American Cultural Center exists to: Be a reflective prism of the
African-American Experience, be a catalyst for cultural, social-political
and artistic development, celebrate and nurture the creative process,
be a resource for historic and cultural inquiry, be an engine for community
development and instill pride while educating others. Through comprehensive
programs and presentations in the visual arts, performing arts and through
innovative educational programs, the Afro-American Cultural Center (AACC)
preserves, promotes, and presents African-American art, history, and culture
to all citizens of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the surrounding counties and
the nation. |
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| Carolinas
Aviation Museum Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport Charlotte, NC Phone: (704) 359-8442 |
The
wood and wires of the first airplanes. Daring x-planes, tearing down the
wall of sound. These jets defended our freedom. These choppers brought our
soldiers home. You can see it all here, amid the excitement of one of America's
busiest airports. 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight from the shores of Carolina into the dawn of the 20th Century. They could scarcely have dreamed that just decades later, Americans would walk on the Moon. Visit us this year for a look back at the Century of Flight, up close and hands on. |
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| Historic
Rosedale Plantation 3427 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28206 Phone: (704)335-0325 |
Rosedale was originally part of a 911 acre plantation, and was built in 1815 by Archibald Frew, who was a merchant, postmaster and tax collector. The house was occupied from the 1830s by D. T. Caldwell and his family. Dr. Caldwell, in addition to his medical practice, ran the plantation with the support of 2 slave families consisting of about 20 people. Rosedale is one of the finest examples of Federal period architecture in North Carolina and is noted for its faux grained woodwork and the original French wallpaper that survives in three rooms. The gardens and grounds of Rosedale are a treasure in their own right and are perfect for a leisurely walk. |  |
| UNC-Charlotte
Botanical Gardens McMillan Greenhouse 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: (704) 687-2364 |
The
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens consists of a notable combination of outdoor
and indoor garden facilities on campus. Our three main garden areas are
the Van Landingham Glen, the Susie Harwood Garden, and the McMillan Greenhouse.
The 7-acre Van Landingham Glen is a woodland garden showcasing native plants
of the Carolinas, as well as being one of the most diverse rhododendron
gardens in the Southeast. The 3-acre Harwood Garden boasts year-round attraction
- with an impressive diversity of hardy ornamental landscape plants, meandering
paths, a pond with waterfalls, an oriental gazebo, and naturalistic rock-work
throughout. The McMillan Greenhouse complex consists of 8 "rooms",
plus surrounding beds, terraces, and a courtyard bog garden featuring carnivorous
pitcher plant hybrids. The greenhouse contains an outstanding orchid collection,
a rainforest conservatory, desert succulents, and many plants from the world's
tropical habitats. |
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