2008 Official Visitors Guide to Cabarrus, North Carolina

places to PLAY Quick Trips CABARRUS COUNTY’S CENTRAL LOCATION and proximity to Charlotte make it a great home base for exploring central North Carolina. Race Shop Tours. Tour the largest concentration of NASCAR garages. Over 90% of the NASCAR teams are located within an hour’s drive of Cabarrus County. See the centerfold pull-out map for directions, hours and visitor amenities at the shops. Uwharrie Tours. Specializing in a variety of exciting tours and excursions Uwharrie Tours provides you with an array of guided tours from shopping and sightseeing to kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, golﬁ ng and guided wine tours. 704-463-0768. www. uwharrietours.com Levine Museum of the New South. Interactive exhibits of post-Civil War southern history. 200 E. Seventh St., Charlotte. Call for hours. 704-333-1887. www.museumofthenewsouth.org Mint Museum of Art. Exhibits from pre-Columbian times through present day and contemporary art. 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Call for hours. 704-337-2000. www.themintmuseums.org Mint Museum of Craft & Design. Displays national and international studio crafts in ceramics, metal, glass, and fabric. 220 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Call for hours. 704-337-2000. www.themintmuseums.org Billy Graham Library. Journey through history with one of the most inﬂuential voices of the 20th century. Experience stateof-the-art exhibits, multimedia displays and rare ﬁ lm footage. While at the Library, enjoy lunch at the Graham Bros. Dairy Bar and browse for that perfect gift in Ruth’s Attic Bookstore. Adjacent to the Library, your journey will continue through the Graham family home place. Free Admission and parking. 4330 Westmont Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. Call for hours. 704-401-3200. www.billygraham.org/library 27 Charlotte Museums. Head for uptown Charlotte and spend the day touring museums (half-hour drive): Afro-American Cultural Center. The Afro-American Cultural Center is an innovative, multi-disciplinary epicenter that celebrates the triumphant spirit of the African American experience and a gateway of preserving, presenting and promoting African American art, culture and heritage for the education and enlightenment of all. 401 Myers Street (East 7th St. at N. McDowell), Charlotte. 704-374-1565. www.aacc-charlotte.org Discovery Place. Step into a world where science is brought to life featuring more than 300 interactive exhibits and explosive experiments during daily programs. Experience the past and visit the future through world-class traveling exhibitions, groundbreaking IMAX® Discovery Films and the latest release Full-Length Feature Films. From colossal 2-ton dinosaurs to tiny 2-ounce seahorses Discovery Place has invented the formula for family fun. Call for hours. 704.372.6261. www.discoveryplace.org Charlotte Nature Museum. Get close to wildlife and walk among free-ﬂying butterﬂ ies in Butterﬂy Pavilion, observe live animals in Creature Cavern, buzz by Insect Alley or just hang out in Our Big Backyard. Call for hours. 704.372.6261. charlottenaturemuseum.org C a b a r r u s C o u n t y, N o r t h C a ro l i n a http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org http://www.themintmuseums.org http://uwharrietours.com http://www.themintmuseums.org http://www.aacc-charlotte.org http://www.billygraham.org/library http://www.discoveryplace.org http://charlottenaturemuseum.org

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Getting Here Bed & Breakfast Inns Campgrounds & RV Parks Hotels Dining Concord Mills Historic Downtown Concord Kannapolis 600 Racing Backing Up Classics Museum Sam Bass Gallery Concord Motorsport Park Curb Museum of Motorsports & Music Hendrick Motorsports Museum Lowe’s Motor Speedway NASCAR SpeedPark Racing & Driving Experiences Roush Racing Museum Cabarrus Arena & Events Center Golf Courses Parks Professional Sports Reed Gold Mine More Historic Sites Quick Trips

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