Charlotte
The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, honoring Captain Chesley Burnett 鈥淪ully鈥 Sullenberger III, is located at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Charlotte
The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, honoring Captain Chesley Burnett 鈥淪ully鈥 Sullenberger III, is located at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Levine Museum of the New South
Charlotte
Tracing the story of the 鈥楴ew South鈥 that emerged from the ashes of the Civil War, this committed museum explores the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow鈥
Charlotte
The US Mint opened its first-ever outpost in Uptown Charlotte in 1837, using gold mined from the mountains nearby. Transported 3 miles southeast a century鈥
Charlotte
The race-car simulator ($5) at this rip-roaring Uptown museum hurtles you onto the track and into a 15-car race that feels surprisingly real. Elsewhere,鈥
Charlotte
A stunning modernist edifice tucked between mighty skyscrapers, the Uptown portion of Charlotte鈥檚 Mint Museum consists of two distinct halves. One makes a鈥
Charlotte
This 19th-century cotton plantation occupies a small corner of a scenic nature preserve, a dozen miles north of Uptown Charlotte. Exhibits in the visitor鈥
Charlotte
Illustrating simple scientific principles with eye-catching displays, Discovery Place is targeted largely at kids. It centers on a steamy rainforest that鈥
Charlotte
An Uptown landmark, thanks to sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle鈥檚 huge mirror-tiled Firebird out front, this showcase for 20th-century art was donated to the鈥
Charlotte
A pleasant woodland stroll within the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve leads past aviaries holding predatory birds that have suffered injuries 鈥 you may鈥
Charlotte
This multimedia 'library' celebrates superstar evangelist and 'pastor to the presidents' Billy Graham, who was born in Charlotte in 1918 and died just鈥
Charlotte
There鈥檚 a lot to read at Charlotte鈥檚 history museum, in a restored mansion 6 miles east of the center. Wordy displays explain the city鈥檚 origins, and its鈥
Charlotte
This small park celebrates the African American artist and writer Romare Bearden, born in Charlotte in 1911. A pretty spot to admire the Uptown skyline or鈥
Charlotte
This thriving Uptown art museum was named in honor of former city mayor and civil rights champion Harvey Gannt. Its three small galleries host changing鈥