Discovery Place - Charlotte Museum

  • Address: 301 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Phone: +1 800 935 0553
  • Email:
  • Website:www.discoveryplace.org
Average Rating
5.0
 43+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 42+ reviews
Frommers
0.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $2

Discovery Place
301 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Discovery Place Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • One of the top hands-on science facilities in the nation, this unique center provides ever-changing and entertaining facilities ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, Discovery Place provides ever-changing, entertaining facilities that foster experiences in areas that range from life science to space exploration. -- Includes The Nature Museum .. a place to explore nature at its unique location near Freedom... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Discovery Place is a paradise of kid-friendly science exhibits and presentations. The museum's "Discovery Halls" are lined with seasonal attractions such as "Action! An Adventure in Moviemaking," permanent exhibits like the aquarium, the stuffed and mounted North American animal collection, an am... more on Travel.yahoo.com
  • Discovery Place is one of the top hands-on science and technology museums in the region. This uptown center features such permanent exhibits as a tropical rain forest and an aquarium. There's also an OMNIMAX theater. The static-electricity demonstration, which literally makes your hair stand on e... more on Frommers
  • Allow at least two hours for the aquariums, the three-story rain forest, the IMAX Dome Theater, and the Morphis MovieRide Simulator, a motion ride in a space-age capsule. A ham-radio room, a puppet theater, and a 10-foot model of an eyeball that you ... more on Fodor's

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5.0
Great place for families!

I take my 3 year old at least once every month. We have a family membership there and love it. Lots of things to touch and see. Even at his age there is alot for him to do. Especially love going on cold ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Don't miss it

A great experience for a family. Go on a Saturday morning to avoid downtown traffic. The gift shop has the usual ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
DISCOVER

GREAT PLACE TO TAKE YOUR KIDS OR SEE A MOVIE. SPEND A DAY OR JUST AN AFTERNOON FINDING OUT ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN! scbmwrider, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Wonderful place!

I went with my two kids, ages 4 and 1, and my neice, 8, and nephew, 6. All four of them were entertained the whole 4.5 hours ... Linda, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

1.0
Not too great

I have lived in Charlotte for a fair amount of years and have seen Discovery Place only as a child's place. It has little educational, facual information for young minds or adults, like a museum should have. The hands-on experience is alright, but does not tie in enough scientific or other inform... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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