Family Friendly Things To Do In Charlotte, NC.

If you think Charlotte might be your new home, it helps to know what and where the fun is. The top 5 family fun attractions in the Charlotte area are: Carowinds, the U.S. National Whitewater Center, Discovery Place, NASCAR Hall of Fame and Great Wolf Lodge. Carowinds, which is right on the edge of Charlotte but actually in South Carolina, is a 398-acre amusement park with more than 50 rides. There are 13 roller coasters and a water park with two wave pools and several slides and tube rides. This year, Dinosaurs Alive! Opened at Carowinds. This new interactive attraction features 32 life-sized roaring and moving dinosaurs. If you love the outdoors, its not far from Charlotte. In fact, the U.S. National Whitewater Center is still inside Charlotte’s city limits. Go kayaking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, take a canopy tour, climb the climbing wall or paddleboard the Catawba River at this beautiful whitewater center which is located not far from the urban areas of Charlotte. Considered one of the best hands-on science museums in the nation, Discovery Place, which is in uptown Charlotte, also has an IMAX Dome Theatre. Families can have fun in this newly-renovated museums with not only the fun interactive exhibits but they can also take part in summer camps and educational programs. On the other end of uptown Charlotte, sits the NASCAR Hall of Fame. See what it’s like for race car drivers in the iRacing Simulator Refuel or challenge yourself y jacking up a car to change a tire with the Kobolt Pit Challenge. Watch a film about NASCAR in the High Octane Theater and grab a bite at the Pit Stop Cafe before exploring more of Charlotte. Towards Concord and not too far from Charlotte is the Great Wolf Lodge. This family resort has 400 guest suites, kid-friendly spa, games, dining and even an ice cream parlor. But the real fun is the 80,000 square-foot indoor waterpark with its 11 water slides, 1,000 gallon tipping bucket and four pools. Looking for something else fun for family in Charlotte and the surrounding area? Here’s a list of a few other venues, museums and attractions to check out: Billy Graham Library Bost Grist Mill (Concord) C. Grier Beam Truck Museum (Cherryville) Carl J. McEwen Historic Village (Mint Hill) Carolinas Aviation Museum Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse Museum N.C. Transportation Museum (Spencer) President James K. Polk Historic Site (Pineville) Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site (Midland) Schiele Museum of Natural History (Gastonia) Wells Fargo History Museum Energy Explorium (Huntersville) Fort Dobbs (Statesville) Heritage Farmstead (Statesville) Historic Brattonsville (McConnells, SC) Historic Rosedale Carolina Raptor Center Hugh Torrance House and Store (Huntersville) Iredell Museum kids@play (Statesville) Latta Plantation Levine Museum of the New South Lincoln County Museum of History (Lincolnton) Main Street Children's Museum (Rock Hill, SC) Mint Museum Mint Museum of Craft and Design Museum of the Waxhaws (Waxhaw) Museum of York County (Rock Hill, SC) N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame (Mooresville) Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (Belmont) As you can see Charlotte offers a lot of fun and different activities for families from museums, galleries to sport venues. Charlotte is also home to the NFL Carolina Panthers, NBA Charlotte Bobcats, Minor league Hockey team the Charlotte Checkers and Triple A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox the Charlotte Knights. In addition to the speedway which hosts the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Bank of America 500 in October. Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Helen Adams Realty Cell: 704-519-7895 ddicecco@helenadamsrealty.com www.davedicecco.com