Southpark Mall - SouthPark offers several other exclusive stores, including Anthropologie, Apple, Bob Ellis Shoes, Burberry, Coach, Cole Haan, Frontgate, Kate Spade, Janie and Jack, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Lindt Chocolate, Louis Vuitton, MontBlanc, Origins, Sigrid Olsen, St. John, Sur La Table, Tommy Bahama and Tumi.

Nascar

Lowe's Motor Speedway - Home of the Coca Cola 600 and The Winston.

Historic Sites

Levine Museum of the New South - Housing the nation's most comprehensive interpretation of post-Civil War southern history in interactive, multi-sensory exhibits that engage visitors of all ages, and featuring the permanent exhibition, Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers. Located on E. 7th St. in the heart of Charlotte's emerging uptown cultural district.

Historic Latta Plantation - 1800's home with costumed interpreters, gardens, outbuildings, farm animals. Historic Latta Plantation was a successful cotton plantation, and is now a living history farm. Come experience what life was like for planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves of the North Carolina backcountry in the early 19th century. Bring the family and make a day of it!

Golf

Rocky River Golf Club at Concord - Rocky River Golf Club provides players with two distinct settings that effortlessly blend into a continuous succession of sensational holes. The front nine is dominated by a wide open panorama, accented by sculptured mounting that rivals the symmetry of nature, while the back nine is carved through dense woodland along rolling terrain that gives a player the feeling of playing an uplands golf course. Beautiful rock out-croppings and natural wetland settings are features that add a touch of ruggedness and mystique to the golfing experience. 18 sensational holes. Fully stocked pro-shop. Full service lounge and dining facilities. Dan Maples design Championship Course. Golf outings and tournaments. Wedding Receptions, banquets and parties welcome. Golf clinics and lessons. Full banquet facilities. Open for lunch. Rental clubs available. Meeting facility: two rooms that can be opened to one, plus veranda that opens into the facility.

Skybrook Golf Club - Remarkably hilly terrain sets the golf course at Skybrook apart. Elevated tees create dramatic views. Graceful, towering hardwoods frame many of the 18 holes. Others are surrounded by water as they wind through the valley. Large and challenging Crenshaw bentgrass greens are perfectly nestled into the landscape.

Family Fun

Discovery Place - One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, providing ever-changing, entertaining experiences that range from life science to space exploration and an IMAX dome theatre and planetarium.

Reed Gold Mine - 12-year-old Conrad Reed made the nation's first gold discovery at Reed Gold Mine in 1799. The 17-pound nugget was used as a doorstop for three years before his father sold it for $3.50. Tour the Visitors Center, restored underground tunnels and reconstructed stamp mill. Hike and explore the Talking Rocks Trail. See gold mining exhibits. Try your luck panning for gold (panning seasonal April-Oct). National Historic Landmark. Closed major winter holidays.

Restaurants

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