For visitors and residents, Charlotte, North Carolina, offers the perfect getaway for families. It can be hard picking up the best places to visit, as there are numerous fun-filled places to visit. Here is a list of the top four kid-friendly Charlotte, NC attractions that are a must-visit.

1) The Charlotte Museum of History

History makes memories come alive, and it helps people relive the past and appreciate what happened in a place. The Charlotte Museum of History is a rich reservoir of unbiased first-hand information of how Charlotte began. There are exhibits at the museum that showcases the city’s cultural aspects and how they have evolved as the years pass.

Visiting the Charlotte museum is among the 28 best & fun things to do in Charlotte by Busy Tourist that you can consider when taking your kids out. It not only offers an exciting experience for children but adults too.

2) Carrigan Farms

The Carrigan Farms is a family-owned farm that is over 100 years old and specializes in growing vegetables and fruits. It is also a perfect place for holding special events, educational tours, swim parties, and field trips. These farms in Mooresville, North Carolina, offer one of the best getaways for adults and kids of all ages.

From picking strawberries, apples, and asparagus to harvesting zucchini and pumpkins, Carrigan farms will offer your kids lifelong memories. The farm is a few minutes’ drive away from Charlotte. All year round, there are tours to take children around the farms to teach them about farming and planting and harvesting crops.

Apart from farming activities, the kids can also enjoy Halloween as they participate in haunted hayrides. During the summer, there are swim parties for children of all ages.

3) Nature Center

For the best fun outdoor activities, Charlotte offers you several choices to appreciate nature. There are nature preserves that have a public park, picnic areas, and playgrounds. The Reedy Creek Nature Preserve is a perfect playground at 2900 Rocky River Road in Charlotte.

Latta Plantation Nature Reserve at 6211 Sample Road in Huntersville is the largest preserve in the county. It is on Mountain Island Lake with various facilities for horse riding, bird watching, and a butterfly garden. McDowell Nature Preserve at 15222 York Road in Charlotte is an excellent place to go for walking trails, viewing wildlife, and having a nature walk.

4) ImaginOn Library

The fun does not only happen in the outdoors when in Charlotte, as the ImaginOn Library will offer the best indoor activities for kids of all ages. It has been on the list as one of the best kid’s libraries in the country. There are two theaters in ImaginOn, namely the McColl Family Theater and the Wells Fargo Playhouse.

The library has several areas, with each having resources for each age group. The Spangler Library is the ideal place for infants up to the fifth graders with books, interactive toys, a station for pretend dress-up games, and computer games. The Loft is for teenagers, a quiet place to study with DVDs, graphic novels, books, and a sound and animation studio.

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