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Attractions near Charlotte

One to see in Charlotte: Courthouse Square Museum

About 150K people a year visit Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Only one place to visit is inside Charlotte, but 16 more are within 40 miles. They include 10 museums, 3 gardens and 2 zoos & aquariums. A day out reaches Michigan Stadium, 59 mi away.

Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
36 mi
North Country Trail
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 36 mi northwest

North Country Trail

Long-distance hiking trail in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Head to the northeast for most of the 16 on the list.

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Orange: Charlotte. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near Charlotte

17 places in all: one in town and 37 within 60 miles.

The places inside Charlotte lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Charlotte →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Courthouse Square Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · John Ball Zoo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Michigan Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Rapids Art Museum: Ani from Tulsa, OK, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Nichols Arboretum: Pentawing , CC BY-SA 3.0 · Public Museum of Grand Rapids: John Eisenschenk, CC BY 2.0 · Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Impression 5 Science Center: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kingman Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Michigan State University Horticulture Gardens: SweetCanadianMullet, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michigan State University Museum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spartan Stadium: Steven Depolo from Grand Rapids, MI, USA, CC BY 2.0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gardner House: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Leila Arboretum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · Coe House: DontCallMeLateForDinner, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wing House Museum: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0

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