Must-see attractions in Charlotte

  • Rendering of the new Carolina Aviation Museum, set to open in 2023.

    Sullenberger Aviation Museum

    Charlotte

    The Sullenberger Aviation Museum, honoring Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III, is located at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

  • Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - January 15, 2020: The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, a museum and library documenting the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham.

    Billy Graham Library

    Charlotte

    This multimedia 'library' celebrates superstar evangelist and 'pastor to the presidents' Billy Graham, who was born in Charlotte in 1918 and died just…

  • Charlotte, NC, USA-30 May 2021: College St. side view of the Levine Museum of the New South building.

    Levine Museum of the New South

    Charlotte

    Tracing the story of the ‘New South’ that emerged from the ashes of the Civil War, this committed museum explores the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow…

  • NASCAR Hall of Fame

    NASCAR Hall of Fame

    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,…

  • Contemporary architecture juxtaposed in Charlotte, North Carolina

    Mint Museum Uptown

    Charlotte

    A stunning modernist edifice tucked between mighty skyscrapers, the Uptown portion of Charlotte’s Mint Museum consists of two distinct halves. One makes a…

  • The Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opening in 1936, it was the first art museum in North Carolina, USA Pictured is the Mint Museum Uptown location.

    Mint Museum Randolph

    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…

  • Latta Plantation, Huntersville, North Carolina Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division https://www.loc.gov/resource/highsm.12899/?r=-0.871,-0.127,1.927,0.78,0

    Historic Latta Plantation

    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…

  • CHARLOTTE, NC, USA - APRIL 15: Discovery Place on April 15, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place Science ; Shutterstock ID 1060544870; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    Discovery Place Science

    Charlotte

    Illustrating simple scientific principles with eye-catching displays, Discovery Place is targeted largely at kids. It centers on a steamy rainforest that…

  • Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

    Charlotte

    An Uptown landmark, thanks to sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle’s huge mirror-tiled Firebird out front, this showcase for 20th-century art was donated to the…

  • Charlotte Museum of History

    Charlotte

    There’s a lot to read at Charlotte’s history museum, in a restored mansion 6 miles east of the center. Wordy displays explain the city’s origins, and its…

  • Carolina Raptor Center

    Charlotte

    A pleasant woodland stroll within the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve leads past aviaries holding predatory birds that have suffered injuries – you may…

  • Romare Bearden Park

    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…

  • Harvey B Gantt Center

    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…