2014 Readers' Favorites: Out + About

We asked, you voted. Scroll down to see your picks for the best places to go in Charlotte.
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Discovery Place
301 N. Tryon St., 704-372-6261
discoveryplace.org
LIVE THEATRE
Children's Theatre of Charlotte
ImaginOn, 300 E. Seventh St.,
704-973-2800
ctcharlotte.org
CULTURAL MUSEUM
Mint Museum-Uptown
500 S. Tryon St., 704-337-2000
mintmuseum.org
ANIMAL ATTRACTION
Lazy 5 Ranch
15100 Mooresville Road, Mooresville, 704-663-5100
lazy5ranch.com
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
6500 South New Hope Road, Belmont, 704-825-4490
dsbg.org
FAMILY DAYTRIP
Riverbanks Zoo
500 Wildlife Pkwy, Columbia, SC, 803-779-8717
riverbanks.org
FAMILY FESTIVAL
South Carolina Strawberry Festival
Walter Y. Elisha Park, 345 N. White St., Fort Mill, SC, 803-547-2116
scstrawberryfestival.com
PARK/PLAYGROUND
Freedom Park
1900 East Blvd., 704-432-4280
parkandrec.com
PLACE TO SEE SANTA
Carolina Place Mall
11025 Carolina Place Pkwy., 704-543-9300
carolinaplace.com
PLACE TO SPLASH
Boomerang Bay at Carowinds and Ray's Splash Planet (tie)
14523 Carowinds Blvd. carowinds.com
215 N. Sycamore St., rayssplashplanet.com