Afro-American Cultural Center
401 N. Myers St., Charlotte
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
(704) 374-1565.
Admission: $3
www.aacc-charlotte.org
Carolina Raptor Center
Latta Plantation Park, Sample Road, Huntersville
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Admission: adults $5, seniors $3, students (children ages 6-up) $3, children (ages 6-under) free.
Conservation and environmental education center dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured birds of prey.
(704) 875-6521.
www.birdsofprey.org
Carolinas Aviation Museum
4108 Airport Drive, Charlotte
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors, $1 students age 6-up.
(704) 359-8442.
www.chacweb.com
Charlotte Art League and Caleidioscope Gallery
1517 Camden Road, Historic South End
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Tues. 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
Visit by trolley available.
(704) 376-2787
www.charlotteartleague.org
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte
Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Tours : 1:15 and 3:15 p.m.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 senior citizens and students, $3 children 6-12. Free on Sundays.
(704) 568-1774.
www.charlottemuseum.org
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Road, Charlotte
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Admission: $5 ages 2-up, under 2 or Discovery Place members free.
Live animals, nature trails, “hands-on” activities, live butterfly pavilion, puppet theater and shows.
(704) 372-6261.
Children’s Museum of Iredell County
134 Court St., Statesville
Signal Hill Mall satellite
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Admission: $2, members free.
(704) 872-4773/872-7508.
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 12:30 -5 p.m.
Admission: $7.50 ages 13-59, $6.50 ages 60+, $6 ages 6-12, $5 ages 3-5.
(704) 372-6261.
www.discoveryplace.org
EdVenture Children’s Museum
211 Gervais Street, Columbia, S.C.
Mon. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Memorial Day – Labor Day), Tues-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon -5 p.m.
Admission: $7.95 adults, $5.95 children, under one free
(803) 779-3100.
www.edventure.org
EnergyQuest
Catawba Nuclear Station
Off S.C. 274 and Concord Road, Clover, S.C.
By appointment only.
Free admission.
(803) 831-3640 or (800) 777-0006.
Hands-on fun for learning about electricity, energy and nuclear power. Video games demonstrate nuclear fission and energy production.
Energy Explorium
I-77 to Exit 25. Located on N.C. 73, Huntersville
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. Noon-5 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 875-5600.
www.dukepower.com/ee
Contains hands-on energy exhibits. Children can play video games and learn how electricity is made. Film titled “The Great Inland Sea” shows how Lake Norman was made. Wildflower walk, nature trails.
Gaston College Beam Gallery
201 U.S. 321 South, Dallas
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 922-6344.
Gaston County Museum of Art & History
131 W. Main St., Dallas
Museum and art gallery housed in restored Victorian-period Hoffman House Hotel.
Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m., Sun. 2-5 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 922-7681.
Historic Latta Plantation
Latta Plantation Park, 5225 Sample Road
(off Beatties Ford Road ), Huntersville
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Tours: Tues.-Fri. 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m.
Restored and furnished Catawba River plantation house, circa 1800. Free admission to grounds.
House tour fees: $4 adults, $3 seniors and students (ages 13-21), $2 children (6-12), under 5 free.
(704) 875-2312.
www.lattaplantation.org
Historic Brattonsville
1444 Brattonsville Road, McConnells, S.C.
Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Guided tours 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, 5-under and members free.
(803) 684-2327.
Historic Rosedale
3427 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Thurs.-Sun. 1-4 p.m. Group tours by appointment.
Admission: $4 adults, $3 seniors and students, under 8 free with a paid adult, members free.
(704) 335-0325.
Iredell Museum of Arts & Heritage
1335 Museum Road, Statesville
Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 2-5 p.m. Closed national holidays and Christmas.
Admission: $1 non-members, free for members and children ages 5-under.
(704) 873-4734.
www.iredellchildren.com
James K. Polk Memorial
308 S. Polk St., Pineville
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m.
Free admission.
Reconstructed log house and period furnishings circa 1800; birthplace of James K. Polk, 11th U.S. president.
(704) 889-7145.
Latta Plantation Nature Center
6211 Sample Road, Huntersville
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 875-1391.
Levine Museum of the New South
200 E. Seventh St., Charlotte
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and children ages 6-18, 6-under and members free.
(704) 333-1887.
www.museumofthenewsouth.org
The Light Factory
345 N. College Street, Spirit Square, Charlotte
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. noon-6 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 333-9755.
www.lightfactory.org
McColl Center for Visual Art
721 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults, $3 students, members free
(704) 332-5535.
www.tryoncenter.org
McDowell Nature Center
15222 York Road, Charlotte
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 588-5224.
www.parkandrec.com
McGill Rose Garden
940 North Davidson Street, Charlotte
Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (April-Sept.)
Mother's Day 1-5 p. m.
Free admission.
(704) 333-6497.
www.mcgillrosegarden.org
The Mint Hill Country Doctor Museum
4311 Hillside Drive, Mint Hill
Open the second Sunday afternoon each month and for special tours by appointment.
(704) 573-0726.
http://libweb/uncc.edu/archives/ or doctorshistorical@bellsouth.net.
Mint Museum of Art
2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte
Tues. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and students, $3 ages 6-17, Under 5 and members free.
Free admission each Tuesday 5-10 p.m.
(704) 337-2000.
www.mintmuseum.org
The Art Institute of Charlotte Gallery
Three LakePointe Plaza, 2110 Water Ridge Parkway, Charlotte
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Free
(704) 357-8020
www.artinstitutes.edu
The Mint Museum of Craft + Design
220 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Tues.- Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and students, $3 ages 6-17, Under 5 and members free. Audio tour $2. Free admission each Tuesday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and every third Thursday 5-8 p.m.
(704) 337-2000.
www.mintmuseum.org
Museum of York County
4621 Mt. Gallant Road, Rock Hill, S.C.
Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students. Under 5 and members free.
Settlemyre Planetarium programs: Sat. 11 a.m., 2, 3 and 4 p.m.; Sun. 2, 3 and 4 p.m.
(803) 329-2121.
www.yorkcounty.org
N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Lakeside Park, 119 Knob Hill Road, Mooresville
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults; $3 seniors (55-older) and children (ages 6-12); 5-under free.
Features over 35 race cars, the Goodyear Mini Theater and showcases of auto racing memorabilia.
(704) 663-5331.
www.ncarhof.com
N.C. Transportation Museum
411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer
Experience North Carolina's transportaiton history. Diesel train rides and displays of cars and planes through the years.
Hours vary by season. Free admission to museum; $5-$6 for train rides.
www.nctrans.org (704) 636-2889
Piedmont Carolinas Railroad Museum
4 N. Main St., Belmont
Wed.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun. 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 825-4403.
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
310 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Mon.-Thurs. 9a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 1-6 p.m.
Free admission
(704) 336-2725
www.plcmc.org
Reedy Creek Nature Center
2900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Free admission.
(704) 598-8857.
www.parkandrec.com
Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Free to all visitors 4-8 p.m. second and fourth Tues. of the month.
Admission: $4 adults, $2 seniors/students; Gastonia residents, museum members and children 3-under admitted free.
Planetarium programs: $3 adults, $2 seniors/students. Free second and fourth Tuesday
(704) 866-6908.
www.schielemuseum.org
William Van Every/Smith Galleries
Davidson College, Belk Visual Arts Center
315 N. Main St., Davidson
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon-4 p.m.
Closed on holidays.
Free admission.
(704) 894-2520.
Winthrop Galleries
Winthrop University, Rutledge Building
Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, S.C.
Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-4:30 p.m.
Free admission.
(803) 323-2493.
www.winthrop.edu |
