2014 Readers' Favorites: Out + About

Discoverplace 315
Discovery Place, winner of favorite children's museum

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