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Things to Do in Charlotte, North Carolina
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U.S. Whitewater Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
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
Charlotte at Play
Charlotte, North Carolina
Don't let the strip mall location fool you—this small children's museum delights kids by emphasizing imagination over high-tech exhibits....
Children's Museum
Special Collection
Discovery Place
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Latta Plantation Park
Charlotte, North Carolina
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 Nature Museum
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Concord Mills
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Lowes Motor Speedway
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Charlotte Museum of History
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Paper Skyscraper
Charlotte, North Carolina
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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