Charlotte attractions sampler

Charlotte, N.C.'s culturally-enriched tapestry is a distinction that prompts repeat visits to the city. Arts, science and historical attractions offer limitless possibilities for visitors.

Here is just a sample ...

The Mint Museum of Art, North Carolina’s first art museum, showcases a noted collection of American fine and decorative arts. The museum makes its home in the location that once served as the first branch of the U.S. Mint, coining $5 million in gold from 1836 to the outbreak of the Civil War.

The Mint Museum of Craft + Design celebrates artists who fabricate original objects, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving field of international studio craft and design. Permanent collections include works in ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalworks and wood.

www.mintmuseum.org

The McColl Center for Visual Art, a progressive, not-for-profit organization, is committed to enhancing and promoting visual arts in southeastern United States. Housed in a renovated church, the McColl Center serves to catapult artists to the vanguard of contemporary art.

www.mccollcenter.org

Levine Museum of the New South is an interactive history museum that provides one of the most comprehensive interpretations of post-Civil War southern society. The museum focuses on the men, women, and children — black and white, rich and poor — who have shaped the south.

The centerpiece of the Levine Museum is the award-winning exhibition, “Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont in the New South.“ Covering 8,000 square feet, the exhibit features Charlotte and its 13 surrounding counties as a case study to illustrate the profound changes in the south since the Civil War.

www.museumofthenewsouth.org

From the frontiers of space to the depths of the sea, Discovery Place is an ever-changing, cutting-edge science and technology center. Located in Center City Charlotte, Discovery Place showcases more than 300 exhibits, including a live rain forest.

Charlotte Observer OMNIMAX Theater at Discovery Place features a giant screen that surrounds audiences with larger-than-life images and amazing sound.

Permanent and traveling science exhibitions such as “A T. Rex Named Sue” and “NASCAR: The IMAX Experience” attract visitors near and far, to Discovery Place.

www.discoveryplace.org

The Charlotte Museum of History offers audience-focused programs and exhibits, based on the people, buildings, stories and objects spanning the Charlotte region’s history.

The Hezekiah Alexander house on the grounds of the Charlotte Museum of History, built in 1774, is the oldest surviving structure in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Interpretive docents dressed in historic 18th-Century costume guide visitors throughout the house daily.

www.charlottemuseum.org

ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, can best be described as colorful, whimsical and unexpected. Encompassing an entire city block, ImaginOn is a large presence in Center City Charlotte.

Interactive games and exhibits, changed to compliment performances or classic stories, encourage repeat visits. Through innovative programs using the written, spoken and electronic word, ImaginOn is an interactive learning environment for young people and their families.

www.imaginon.org

Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.visitcharlotte.com

Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.cabarruscvb.com

City of Concord
www.ci.concord.nc.us