List Of Sites Of Interest In Charlotte, North Carolina - Charlotte Nc Points Of Interest

The following is a list of sites of interest in the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area:

• BareBones Theatre Group, a cutting-edge alternative theatre company operating out of the NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
• Belmont Abbey College and Basilica, on the historic registry for the college, the monastery and grotto
• Billy Graham Library, on the grounds of the headquarters of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
• Carolina Raptor Center, dedicated to the conservation and rehabilitation of birds of prey
• Carolinas Aviation Museum, dedicated to the preservation of historic aircraft
• Carowinds, a regional amusement park located on the border of North and South Carolina
• The Charlotte Comedy Theater, Charlotte's only professionally trained improv theater and training center
• Charlotte Communities, a blog all about Charlotte
• Charlotte Convention Center, located uptown, housing numerous events of interest
• Charlotte Museum of History
• Children's Theatre of Charlotte, one of the top youth theatres in the country
• Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, a 111 acre (0.5 km²) botanical garden located in Belmont
• Discovery Place, a science museum and IMAX Dome theater
• The Gaffney Peachoid, an hour south of Charlotte on Interstate 85 in Gaffney, South Carolina
• Harvey B. Gantt Center, preserves, promotes and presents African-American art, history and culture
• Historic Latta Plantation, a cotton plantation turned living history farm
• Historic Rosedale Plantation
• Historic Rural Hill Farm
• ImaginOn, educational children's library and theater
• Kings Mountain National Military Park, the site of a decisive Revolutionary War battle, located approximately 30 miles (50 km) west of Charlotte in Blacksburg, South Carolina
• Levine Museum of the New South, located in Uptown Charlotte, focusing on the city's post-Civil War growth from a textile mill town to a financial hub
• The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film
• Lowe's Motor Speedway, located in the neighboring city of Concord
• McGill Rose Garden
• Mint Museums, two separate facilities, one dedicated to fine art and the other to craft and design
• NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
• Point8 Forum, an open forum for artists, designers and all creative individuals
• Reed Gold Mine, site of the first gold find in the United States
• U.S. National Whitewater Center, facility opened in August 2006
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens
• Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary

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