This 360-acre park features a museum that details the boyhood of the nation’s seventh president, while combining history, art and community activities. Days and hours of operation: 8am-6pm, daily from Nov.1-March 31; 9am-9pm daily April 1-Oct. 31 Museum Hours: Sat.-Sun., 1-5pm, Mon.-Fri. by appointment or when staff is available Schoolhouse Hours: mid-March to November, Sat., 1-5pm and Sun., 2-5pm South of Charlotte: 30 miles