Anne Springs Close Greenway: 2,100 Acres of Family Nature in Fort Mill
Just over the state line in Fort Mill, the Anne Springs Close Greenway protects 2,100 acres of the Piedmont the way the Close family intended:...
Month : October 2026
Game Day With Kids in Uptown: Panthers, Hornets, Knights and Charlotte FC
Few American downtowns pack this much family sports joy into a few blocks. Uptown Charlotte gives families four teams, four stadiums and four completely different...
Freedom Park Family Day: Lake, Locomotive and Endless Lawn
Freedom Park is the Charlotte family day that never fails. The formula hasn’t changed in generations because it doesn’t need to: kids “drive” the vintage...
North Carolina Zoo Day Trip: The World’s Largest Natural Habitat Zoo
Some zoos fit in a city park. The North Carolina Zoo sprawls across 2,800 acres of Uwharrie forest — the largest natural habitat zoo on...
Carowinds for Families: Thrills on the State Line
The state line runs right through the park — kids can ride a coaster in two states at once. Carowinds, Charlotte’s 400-acre theme park since...
Discovery Place Kids Huntersville: A Whole Town at Kid Scale
In downtown Huntersville, a whole town runs on imagination and stands about four feet tall. Discovery Place Kids is Discovery Place’s brilliant children’s museum: a...
U.S. National Whitewater Center: Charlotte’s Outdoor Family Playground
Only in Charlotte would a city build itself a river. The U.S. National Whitewater Center, a nonprofit outdoor campus on 1,300 acres along the Catawba...
Discovery Place Science With Kids: Charlotte’s Happiest Laboratory
Every Charlotte parent knows the look: a kid, soaked from the water table, declaring they want to be a scientist. Discovery Place Science in Uptown...
Carolina Raptor Center: Where Eagles Learn to Fly Again
Along a wooded trail at Latta Nature Preserve, some of the sky’s fiercest hunters stare back at you. The Carolina Raptor Center — part museum,...
Matthews Heritage Museum: Small-Town Carolina, Lovingly Kept
Inside the 1879 Massey-Clark House on Matthews’ Trade Street, the Matthews Heritage Museum keeps the memory of the town Charlotte grew around. When cotton was...
