This city is known for is economic growth and financial success, with a downtown area sprinkled with skyscrapers and other official buildings, it looks like all work and no play. However, this town has a lot more to offer then just its iconic skyline, it has a variety of activities and locations to visit and enjoy. Here are a few of the most highly rated tourist destinations rated by fellow travelers, and a few thins you can’t miss on your next trip to Charlotte. You might be surprised to find a variety of natural destinations amongst the industrial jungle.

Paramount’s Carowinds; the Laser Quest in Coventry Woods; the Discovery Place in Fourth Ward; the Mint Museum of Art in Eastover; the Charlotte Nature Museum in Myers Park; the Afro-American Cultural Center near First Ward; the McDowell Nature Center and Preserve; the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens; the Historic Rosedale in Sugaw Creek; the Charlotte Museum of History near Windsor Park; the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Fourth Ward; the Levine Museum of the New South near First Ward; The Art House in Sugaw Creek, and the Bank of America Stadium.