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We are still fairly new to the area...what are some of your favorite family things to do in and around the Charlotte area? Thank you!
How old are your kids? When mine were younger, we were regulars at Discovery Place - they haven't been so interested in going, though, since my youngest was about 11, unless they're meeting friends there.
We've really enjoyed walking & biking along the Greenway since we moved to this neighborhood!
My youngest loooooves Laser Tag - we'd go every weekend if we could afford to.
I've babysat younger kids since Imaginon was finished, who really enjoy going! It's fun to park a little ways down the lightrail line, and ride the train to Imaginon. Imaginon also has an animation studio, for teens, and an area devoted just to teen patrons.
When my kids were younger, we took advantage of many of the wonderful parks here! Freedom Park, Reedy Creek, William R. Davie Park, Beatty Park will all favorites. We did different activities and classes through the parks, too, especially the nature programs at Reedy Creek. We're lucky there's so much green space in Charlotte!
What are the kid(s) ages?
We have 4/6 yr old approx so this is what we do for fun....
Discovery Place (uptown), Discovery Place Kids (huntersville), we park at south blvd and ride the Lynx to downtown to attend the circus, DP etc...or just to walk around the statues. There is Imaginon but haven't been to it.
Lazy 5 Ranch near Mooresville
Zootastic in Statesville
various parks in char/meck system, Freedom Park
Columbia Zoo
we also day trip to Boone/Blowing Rock or Asheville (Western NC nature center) Biltmore, Linville Caverns, Grandfather Mtn
I have an 8 year old and a 13 year old. I asked the same question a couple of years ago and someone on here recommended Dan Nichols Park. It's near Salisbury. It's a park with miniature golf, small train, petting zoo, paddle boats and gem mining. Very inexpensive and not that bad of a drive. We were very pleasantly surprised.
During the summer, we used to go to Discovery Place, then take the Gold Rush Orange Line (free shuttle during the week) down to the Green, and splash in the fountain there, and go to either the ice cream place there, or grab other food nearby (Fuel Pizza's always a favorite.)
A couple of the parks have spraygrounds; we liked the one at Veterans Park, since it's covered.
They're day passes for the Great Wolf Lodge. If you're familiar with them, they don't offer day passes too often, you usually have to stay there for about $200/night to use their water park. I hear they sell out pretty quickly.
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