CHARLOTTE, NC, USA - APRIL 15: Discovery Place on April 15, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Discovery Place Science

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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's inhabited by live macaws, and crossed by a swaying (not at all scary) rope bridge. Pretty much everything, including some docile snakes, is hands-on, though the ‘Fantastic Frogs’ and pulsating moon jellies remain safely behind glass.

Visitors can pay extra to watch a movie in the big-screen IMAX theater.