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Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission

Charlotte, North Carolina

History

The CHAC Hangar/Museum is housed in the original hangar, built in 1937 for Charlotte's first municipal airport. The Hangar/Museum features hands-on aircraft restoration by CHAC volunteers.

Discovery Place, Inc.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Children's, Science

The largest science and technology museum in the Carolinas and one of the top ten museums in the country.

Museum of the New South

Charlotte, North Carolina

History

Will be open in early l996.

Wing Haven Garden and Bird Sanctuary

Charlotte, North Carolina

Science

Public garden and bird sanctuary.

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Park

Located on a beautiful 8 acre park-like setting, the Charlotte Museum of History has been called "the most entertaining one-stop, two-hour history lesson in the Piedmont." The museum offers a comprehensive look at life in the Charlotte region from the Revoultionary War times to the present. Four galleries lead visitors from the early settlement days to the first U.S. gold rush, to the dark days of slavery, the Civil War and the rise of textiles and banking. The museum includes changing exhibits and hands-on learning for children as well.

Mint Museum of Art

Charlotte, North Carolina

Art

Located in The Mint served the region as the first branch of the U.S. Mint coining over $5 million in gold from l836 until l860.

Art

Visual and performing arts center.