Museums
Levine Museum of the New South
Check pricesA Charlotte history museum that uses exhibitions, events, and education programs to examine how the American South has been shaped and rebuilt.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Discovery Place Science
Try hands-on physics demos, meet live animals and watch a film in the IMAX Dome at this Uptown Charlotte science museum.
168 W 6th St · Charlotte, NC
About Discovery Place Science
Discovery Place Science is a hands-on science museum in Uptown Charlotte that opened in 1981 and spreads across three levels. You can see aquariums, reptiles and amphibians in World Alive, try physics demos like a bed of nails in Cool Stuff, build things in the Thinker Space maker studio and catch live experiments at Science at the Stage. KidScience is a play lab for ages 0 to 7, and the IMAX Dome Theatre bills itself as the largest screen in the Carolinas.
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The closest stops to Discovery Place Science, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Under $25See mid-century works by Giacometti, Miro, Picasso and Warhol in a Mario Botta building in Uptown Charlotte, with Niki de Saint Phalle's mirrored Firebird out front.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Mint Museum
Under $25A two-location art and design museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, with sites Uptown and in the Eastover area.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Freedom Park
Check pricesWalk the loop around a 7-acre lake, let kids climb into an old steam engine's cab, and catch summer concerts in Charlotte's big neighborhood park.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
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Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary
Under $25A Charlotte garden and bird habitat tied to Southern gardening history, open to visitors Wednesday through Saturday.
3.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
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SouthPark
No admission feeShop Belk, Dillard's, Macy's, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus plus luxury boutiques at the largest mall in the Carolinas.
Transit: reachable by public transit
5.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
