Charlotte Museum of History: The 1774 Rock House and a City’s Roots
The oldest house in Mecklenburg County stands on a wooded hill in east Charlotte — and it’s made of rock. The Hezekiah Alexander House (1774),...
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Levine Museum of the New South: Charlotte’s Story, Honestly Told
How did a cotton-mill town become America’s second-largest banking center? The Levine Museum of the New South answers with one of the finest regional history...
Discovery Place Science: Uptown’s Hands-On Wonder Factory
Since 1947, Discovery Place has been where Charlotte falls in love with science. Its Uptown flagship, Discovery Place Science, stacks a living rainforest (complete with...
NASCAR Hall of Fame: Charlotte’s Cathedral of Speed
Charlotte is NASCAR’s hometown — most race teams are based here — and its cathedral is the NASCAR Hall of Fame, a 150,000-square-foot celebration of...
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Mid-Century Joy in a Mario Botta Jewel
Charlotte’s most photogenic museum greets you with a disco ball in bird form: Niki de Saint Phalle’s Firebird, blazing with mirror mosaics on the plaza...
Mint Museum: America’s First Branch Mint, Now a Temple of Art
Charlotte’s art story starts with gold. The Mint Museum — North Carolina’s oldest art museum, founded in 1936 — now lives in two homes: the...
Latta Nature Preserve: Lake Norman’s Wild Shore in Huntersville
On the shores of Mountain Island Lake in Huntersville, Latta Nature Preserve guards the Charlotte region’s wild heart: 1,460 acres of piedmont forest, prairie restoration...
Plaza Midwood: Charlotte’s Quirky, Beloved East Side
If Charlotte has a neighborhood with its own gravitational pull, it’s Plaza Midwood. Centered on the Central Avenue and The Plaza crossroads east of Uptown,...
Camp North End: Charlotte’s Industrial Playground Reinvented
Charlotte’s most exciting acreage used to build Model Ts and missile parts. Camp North End — 76 acres of factory sheds and warehouses just north...
Uptown Charlotte and The Green: Towers, Art and a Literary Park
Uptown is Charlotte’s postcard and its powerhouse — four wards of towers anchored by Tryon Street, where the Bank of America Corporate Center’s crown-topped spire...
