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Discovery Place

Discovery Place Science is a science and technology museum, located in , Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place Science operates The Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater, also referred to as an OMNIMAX theater.
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Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science Museum in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Discovery Place Science” and “discoveryplace.org”
  • Address: 301 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spectrum Center and Levine Museum of the New South.

Stadium
Photo: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an indoor arena in , United States. Located in , it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. is situated 1,700 feet south of Discovery Place.

Museum
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The Levine Museum of the New South, is a history museum located in Charlotte, North Carolina whose exhibits explore issues relevant to the history of the greater Charlotte metro area and spark curiosity about our world today. is situated 830 feet southeast of Discovery Place.

Park
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is a three-acre urban park at 301 North Poplar Street in the Fourth Ward of . It features walking trails, decorative water fountains, and a children's playground including slides and swings. is situated 900 feet northwest of Discovery Place.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlotte and Uptown Charlotte.

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is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the of . It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.

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Uptown is the central business district of . It is home to most of the city's major institutions, and is the historic core. It is also the geographic center of Charlotte, with the center point of the city at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets.

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is a neighborhood in . It is just south of , extending out of town along Ave. and 7th St. It blends the affluence of the neighborhood to the west with the middle-class livability of to the east.

Discovery Place

Latitude
35.22961° or 35° 13′ 47″ north
Longitude
-80.84092° or 80° 50′ 27″ west
Elevation
774 feet (236 metres)
Levels
2
Height
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
867X65H5+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174231925
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6943164
Wiki­data ID
Q5281960
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Discovery Place”. Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.