The NASCAR Hall of Fame is where legends live on. Where fun lives on. Where the race lives on. Enjoy amazing artifacts, interactive exhibits, simulator rides and special events at the High Octane Theater. Plus, you can grab a bite to eat in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Café or at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. You also can take home a souvenir at the gift shop to help you remember it all.

The reimagined Sullenberger Aviation Museum reopened on June 1, 2024. The new 35,000 square foot main gallery houses two thematic areas: 1) Aviation Society is about the people and companies that make up the aerospace industry in the Carolinas and features oral histories from people who have shaped its business and culture in recent years. 2) Innovation Nation features iconic aircraft that represent significant advances in technology, design, and safetyn starting with Orville and Wilbur Wright. Hands-on activities encourage visitors and students to write their own innovation stories into the history of aviation. The centerpiece of the main gallery is the Airbus 320 "Miracle on the Hudson" aircraft that was successfully landed on New York's Hudson River by Captain C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger. About half of the 155 passengers and crew on board were coming home to the Charlotte Region on that fateful day.

Using history to build community, Levine Museum of the New South offers rotating and traveling exhibitions that explore issues relevant to the history of the greater Charlotte metro area and spark curiosity about our world today. Their exhibitions and public programs welcome all participants to engage deeply with the diversity of our region’s communities through stories of the past that encourage productive dialogue and deepen understanding of critical contemporary issues.

Designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates of Boston, the five-story, 145,000-square-foot facility combines inspiring architecture with cutting-edge exhibitions to provide visitors with unparalleled educational and cultural experiences. Located in the heart of Charlotte's burgeoning city center, Mint Museum Uptown is an integral part of the Levine Center for the Arts, a cultural campus that includes the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture, the Knight Theater, and the Duke Energy Center. Mint Museum Uptown also features a wide range of visitor amenities, including the 240-seat James B. Duke Auditorium, the Lewis Family Gallery, art studios, a restaurant, and a museum shop.

This is a brand-new art museum in center city Charlotte, N.C. I found the museum to be interesting, but with significant limitations for serious lovers of modern art.

Located in what was the original branch of the United States Mint, Mint Museum Randolph opened in 1936 in Charlotte’s Eastover neighborhood as the state’s first art museum. Today, in a beautiful park setting, intimate galleries invite visitors to engage with the art of the ancient Americas, ceramics and decorative arts, fashion, European and African art, among other collections. Resources include a reference library with over 18,000 volumes, a theater featuring lectures and performances, and a museum shop offering merchandise that complements both the permanent collection and special exhibitions.