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Things to Do in Charlotte, North Carolina

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  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte

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  • School-Age Kids

U.S. Whitewater Center

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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There are lots of opportunities for adventure for both the intrepid and timid at this unique adventure center and Olympic training site....

  • Bicycling

  • Hiking

  • Boating

  • Rafting

ImaginOn

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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This is the place to go to see a production by the excellent Children's Theater of Charlotte or to browse in the children's library....

  • Live Music Venue

  • Theater

Lowes Motor Speedway

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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Lowes Motor Speedway is home to some big NASCAR races. For a more kid-friendly experience, try the Summer Shootout Series to see entertaining events like CRASHcars, where the cars have names like T-Wrecks and Krashy the Clown....

  • Racetrack

Discovery Place

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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This hands-on science museum engages kids from the moment they walk in the door in physics, dinosuars, weather forecasting, and architectural engineering....

  • Science & Nature Museum

Charlotte Nature Museum

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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How long can your preschooler stand still? When she wants a butterfly to land on her shoulder, longer than you think. This is a small, lovely museum that is the right scale for young children....

  • Science & Nature Museum

University Place

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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Just a ten minute drive from Uptown, University Place provides a great home base to relax and unwind in the evenings when visiting Charlotte....

  • Boating

  • Hiking

  • Live Music Venue

  • Bazaar

  • Shopping Mall

Latta Plantation Park

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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The Historic Latta Plantation House has it all—costumed re-enactors, a bird of prey rehabilitation sanctuary, and pony rides....

  • History Museum

  • Zoo

  • Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Horseback Riding

Charlotte Museum of History

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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This museum gives a great sense of Charlotte's past, but kids are drawn more to the museum's "backyard," where kids love feeling the vibrations of the largest bell in America with their bare hands....

  • History Museum

Concord Mills

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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If your child is itching to spend that allowance, there's no better place to do it in North Carolina than Concord Mills, home of more than 200 stores and a go-cart racetrack....

  • Racetrack

  • Shopping Mall

Paper Skyscraper

Charlotte, North Carolina

Good for School-Age Kids

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Quirky, surprising, and irreverent, Paper Skyscraper is not your typical card store. Although it has the city's best selection of cards and stationery, it boasts much more: books, home furnishings, jewelry, and very good chocolate. ...

  • Boutique

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