| There has been an increasing trend of people moving | | | | 8. Harvey B. Gantt Center - African cultural Art |
| to Charlotte over the past 4 years. Charlotte, North | | | | center named after Charlotte's former mayor, |
| Carolina has grown to over 857,000 and it's quickly | | | | Harvey B. Gantt. |
| climbing the charts to become the 19th largest city in | | | | 9. Epicentre - where shopping, dining, entertaining |
| the U.S. This city is centrally located near the | | | | (theather) and living |
| mountains and the coast provides enormous | | | | 10. Outdoor Skating on Ice - Downtown Charlotte |
| recreational possibilities. Charlotte leads the nation in | | | | located between E.1st St. and College St. (704) |
| finance, distribution and transportation as well as | | | | 374-3778. Admission is $7.00, and skate rentals are |
| quality of life, so that makes the Queen City a great | | | | $3.00. Just $10.00 for an entire day of ice skating in |
| place to live! | | | | uptown Charlotte. |
| Everybody I know has a reason for why they love | | | | 11. Nascar Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway |
| Charlotte so much. It could be for the four seasons | | | | 12. Imaginon - our first library and theater just for |
| since we are usually able to experience every season | | | | youth of all ages... even Teens can hang out here and |
| which for some provides a good reason for change | | | | produce a performance or learn about drama, |
| or to improve. Another reason could be the beautiful | | | | technology and more! |
| tree lined landscape neighborhoods that promote a | | | | 13. Discovery Place/Imax Theater - where science is |
| sense of community. Or could it be the cities rich | | | | made fun |
| history the Queen City offers or its pet friendliness. I | | | | 14. Ovens Auditorium - attend the latest play in town |
| also heard that most people hate the traffic but they | | | | 15. Bluementhall Theater downtown |
| love how easy it is to travel around the city from | | | | 16. Bojangles Coliseum - downtown Charlotte which |
| North to South now with the new stretch of | | | | host famous plays by Tyler Perry, concerts, HS |
| highway 485. | | | | graduations and MORE! |
| I do know one thing for sure that "Everybody Loves | | | | 17. Shopping Malls - Southpark, North Lake Mall, |
| Charlotte" for its variety of family friendly fun things | | | | Carolina Place Mall.... |
| to do around town... | | | | 18. Shopping Plazas - Ayrsley shopping and River |
| Charlotte's "Most Popular Attractions": | | | | Gate shopping Plaza in southwest Charlotte, Blakeney |
| | | | shopping and Piper Glen shopping plaza in South |
| 1. White water rafting - should I say more get set to | | | | Charlotte and University Place in North section (N. |
| get wet on a variety of trail levels. You can also | | | | Tryon Street) of Charlotte. |
| picnic or hike, bike or do rock climbing. | | | | If you're moving to Charlotte you might find the |
| 2. Great Wolf Lodge located in Concord, NC which is | | | | following local information useful: |
| close or next door to Charlotte. It has the indoor | | | | Schools: |
| waterpark that families love. | | | | The Charlotte area offers a large variety of school |
| 3. Carowinds - amusement park, water park and | | | | choices from private schools to charter schools to |
| Music theme park | | | | home schools to boarding schools to public schools. |
| 4. Boating at Lake Wylie or Lake Norman take your | | | | Charlotte public schools are located in the |
| pick | | | | Mecklenburg county school district. The school |
| 5. Knight Theater - this beautiful Glass modern looking | | | | directory is located here... |
| building outside with rich wood accents inside..this | | | | Pet Friendly hotels: |
| theater offers a variety of performances from | | | | If your coming to Charlotte for a visit and you have |
| dance, comedy to martial arts and more! And there's | | | | pets you'll be glad to know that Charlotte offers a |
| not a ad seat inside anywhere the design is great for | | | | wide variety of Pet Friendly Hotels and pet friendly |
| viewing! | | | | public parks. You can find a list of Pet friendly Hotels |
| 6. Freedom Park - host Festival in the Park..where | | | | here |
| artist show off their work, enjoy music, fun and | | | | Moving Tip: |
| food all are a perfect combination for wholesome | | | | You can stop by any local post office location to fill |
| outdoor family fun. Coming up in Sept 26, 2010 | | | | out an address change form to have your mail |
| 7. SteepleChase - horse racing at its best in Mineral | | | | forwarded properly and to obtain your Charlotte area |
| Springs, NC. Date: Last Saturday in April (April 24, | | | | discounts from local stores to help you save on your |
| 2010) | | | | move. |