This North Carolina Museum Opens For Free All Month In August
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I was always the kid that could spend hours in a museum. And when I grew up I became the mom that loved to take the kids to a museum and spend the day watching their little minds expand. This North Carolina museum opens for free all month in August. Great idea before the kids head back to school.
The Charlotte Museum of History just posted this on their social media page,“To make history accessible to everyone, members of our board of trustees have provided donations to make museum admission free for the entire month of August!” Yes!! Spend the day for free in August at the Charlotte Museum of History.
You will find the museum at 3500 Shamrock Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. There are six galleries in this museum with permanent exhibits as well as rotating ones. It highlights the Charlotte area’s history and how the area has grown over the decades and centuries. The historic Alexander Home site is on the grounds. It is Charlotte’s only remaining in tact structure from the Revolutionary days.
To get all the details, check them out from our source Channel 9 in Charlotte.
26 Indoor Activities To Have Fun While Staying Cool This Summer In Charlotte North Carolina
There is no way around it, it is HOT in the Carolinas this summer. It was in the mid-90s all last week and will be there the rest of this week as well. There are only so many things you can do inside to entertain yourself or your kids and let’s face it it’s just too miserable to be outside. At this temperature, I can’t even lay out at the pool, it’s get in the water of bust. And forget that afternoon rail trail walk or outdoor dining. So if you’re like me and don’t want to sit at home, but instead want to beat the heat this is the list for you. I’ve scoured the internet for 26 indoor activities for you to have fun while staying cool this summer in Charlotte.
All of these activities have one main thing in common. And that one thing is air conditioning. Because when it’s 95 degrees outside nothing else will cut it! Indoors is also helpful when that oh-so-common summer storm pops up. So no getting wet (unless by choice) here.
On this list you’ll find a variety of activities some for kids and adults alike, others geared more towards just adults. Tap into your creative side, your adventurous side, or just relax and enjoy. Many offer the chance to have a cold drink but aren’t drinking-focused. Instead, you’ll find indoor activities in Charlotte that are sure to entertain and break up the monotony that the summer heat can often bring. Hopefully, this list will be helpful and you’ll find something new to try or remember an old favorite you’d forgotten about. Try one of these activities. Let us know! Stay cool out there this summer, Charlotte (it will be winter and we will be begging for warmer days before we know it).
Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
