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STUFF TO DO THAT'S UNDER $10 PER PERSON PLAZA FIESTA CAROLINA. This giant, two-story play place in the shopping center next to Carowinds -- billed as the largest indoor play center in the southeast -- has tons of slides, tunnels and other features for kids to climb, swing and crawl through. Gated so the younger ones can only enter and exit from one spot. Only $4 per child. Don't forget to wear socks! Check out the website for operating hours www.plazafiestacarolinas.com RIDE THE LIGHT RAIL. What kid doesn’t love a train? Ride Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line from 1-485 in southern Meck to the end of uptown. Your kids will love the speed. www.charmeck.org/Departments/CATS/LYNX ZOOTASTIC PARK. Take a trip to the zoo in Troutman, NC. Open Monday – Saturday 9am-5pm and Sundays 1-5pm. Admission $7 adults and $5 children (2-11) with under 2 free. For more details see website www.zootasticpark.com CHARLOTTE NATURE MUSEUM: A wonderful hands-on learning experience with a Butterfly Pavilion, Creature Cavern, Insect Alley. Adjacent to Freedom Park which has a wonderful play area and stroller friendly walking trails around a large lake. Open Tuesday – Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm. Cost $6 per person. www.charlottenaturemuseum.org MATTHEWS PLAY STATION. For just $2 per child (and $1 for each additional child), you can bring your kids to this new indoor playroom for children ages 0-5 in the Matthews Community Center in downtown Matthews. You'll find Little People sets, musical instruments, dress-up costumes, dinosaurs and more. The playroom was started by local moms who thought the town needed an indoor space for young kids to play. Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 704-321-7275. 100 East McDowell Street. www.matthewsnc.com/html/commcenter STORY TIME ON THE CATAWBA QUEEN. Take a jaunt along the shores of Lake Norman with a story time cruise – complete with milk and cookies -- on this replica Mississippi river boat. 1459 River Highway in Mooresville. 704-663-2628. www.queenslanding.com QUEENS LANDING. Play putt putt and enjoy a meal on the shores of Lake Norman. Take a 1 ½ lunch cruise or a 2 ½ hour dinner cruise on the “Lady” our yacht or on the Catawba Queen a Mississippi Riverboat. 1459 River Highway in Mooresville 704-663-2628. www.queenslanding.com KANNAPOLIS INTIMADATORS BASEBALL. Enjoy a summer night of baseball in Kannapolis. www.kannapolisintimadators.com KNIGHTS BASEBALL. Enjoy a summer night out with the Charlotte Knights. Watch a game and let the kids play in the Rookie Play Zone, which has inflatables, slides and more. Single game general admission tickets are only $7 apiece, and the team's schedule is filled with promotional events that offer ways to get two for the price of one, free tickets and half price tickets. Located in Fort Mill, SC. www.charlotteknights.com MCDOWELL NATURE PRESERVE. This 1108-acre preserve along the banks of Lake Wylie in southwest Mecklenburg is a great place to take the kids hiking or on a nature walk. The preserve also has a great playground and a free nature center with snakes, frogs and other creatures. On weekends and 6
holidays, admission is $3 for a car licensed in Mecklenburg county and $5 for all others. (Other days are free.) MCDOWELL NATURE PRESERVE, PART II – CAMPING OUT. For an additional $6 per family, you can pitch a tent on a campsite that has a fire ring, a grill and an electrical hookup, plus nearby bathrooms with hot showers. This summer, the preserve is doing campfire songs and marshmallows for free for campers every Friday night. On Saturdays, they offer free programs for campers including nature hikes, wildlife art, treasure hunts, and even family movie nights. Call 704-588-5224 or go to www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Activities/Outdoors/Camping.htm for more information. REED GOLD MINE. The site of the first documented gold find in the United States is just north of Mecklenburg County in Midland, N.C. Watch an orientation movie about the discovery, check out the museum and take an underground tour for free. But the best part is panning for gold, which costs $2 per person. (Kids 8 and older can pan by themselves; younger children must pan with an adult.) www.reedmine.com BELMONT DRIVE-IN. Take the family to one of the few remaining drive-in theaters. For $4 per person, you can take in a double feature that typically starts around 9 p.m. It's a great place to take the kids to see a movie and not have to worry about trying to keep them quiet. Most families come about an hour early to get a good spot and spend the time talking, kicking around a soccer ball or throwing a Frisbee until Showtime. The season typically runs from about March to the week before Thanksgiving, depending on the weather. Sometimes the theater is open seven nights a week, but it's always open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The food -- standard hamburgers and hotdogs -- is pretty good and reasonably priced, especially compared to regular movie theater fare. 314 McAdenville Road in Belmont. 704-825- 6044 www.belmontdrivein.us BOUNCE U. Play center with tons of inflatables. Located across I-77 from Northlake Mall. Check out the website for times and events. www.bounceu.com PATTERSON FARM. Go berry picking, tomato picking or hit the pumpkin patch. Check out how a working farm operates. In addition to picking produce, the farm offers a petting zoo. Or, if you're with a group, you can schedule a tour for $7 a person that allows the kids to feed farm animals, take a hayride and plant seeds. (704) 636-4005. www.pattersonfarminc.com RAY’S SPLASH PLANET. Indoor water park operated by Mecklenburg County’s parks department. Ride the slides, circulate in the current pool, get doused with buckets or do the dousing with squirt guns. Uptown. www.parkandrec.com (click “Ray’s Splash Planet”) NASCAR SPEEDPARK: Six tracks, laser tag, bumper boats, rock climbing wall and more. Concord Mills Mall, www.nascarspeedpark.com LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY. Do the kids love racing? For $5 a person, the "Feel the Thrill Tour" will let them visit areas of the speedway that are off-limits on race days, such as the NEXTEL Cup garage and take a picture in Victory Circle, plus ride along the speedway in a van (Bring a car seat if your child needs one) and feel the full-tilt force of the 24-degree banking. Tours are available on non-event days Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 704-455-3204. www.lowesmotorspeedway.com 7
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