FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / CULTURE & EXPLORATION

Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
North Mecklenburg Water Treatment Plant
Huntersville 704-621-0854
https://charlottenc.gov/Pages/Home.aspx

Catawba Science Center
243 Third Avenue NE
Hickory 828-322-8169
https://catawbascience.org/

Charlotte Trolley Museum
227 W Trade Street
Charlotte 704-333-2720
https://charlottecultureguide.com/

Children’s Museum of Iredell County
1613 E. Broad Street
Statesville 704-872-7508
https://www.iredellmuseums.org

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
300 E. 7th Street
Charlotte 704-973-2828
https://ctcharlotte.org/

Discovery Place & The Nature Museum
301 North Tryon Street
Charlotte 704-372-6261
https://www.discoveryplace.org

The Energy Explorium at Lake Norman
13339 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersville 704-875-5600
https://www.duke-energy.com

Festival in the Park
1409 East Boulevard
Charlotte 704-338-1060
https://festivalinthepark.org/

The Light Factory
1817 Central Avenue
Charlotte 704-333-9755
https://lightfactory.org/

Lincoln Cultural Center
403 E. Main Street
Lincolnton 704-732-9055
https://www.lincolnculturalcenter.org/

Museum of the Alphabet
6409 Davis Road
Waxhaw 704-843-6066
https://www.jaars.org/experience/museums

North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame
119 Knob Hill Road
Mooresville 704-663-5331
https://ncarhof.com/

North Carolina Transportation Museum
411 South Salisbury Avenue
Spencer 704-636-2889
https://www.nctransportationmuseum.org/

Reed Gold Mine & Museum
9621 Reed Mine Road
Stanfield 704-721-4653
https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/reed-gold-mine

Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
1500 East Garrison Boulevard
Gastonia 704-866-6900
https://www.schielemuseum.org

Spirit Square Center for the Arts & Education
345 North College Street
Charlotte 704-333-4686
https://www.blumenthalarts.org

Waterworks Visual Arts Center
123 East Liberty Street
Salisbury 704-636-1882
https://www.waterworks.org