The N.C. Transportation Museum is a historic site, once home to Southern Railway’s largest steam locomotive repair facility in the southeast, and a museum featuring all types of transportation history – railroading, automotive, aviation, and more. 20-minute train rides are available on Saturdays and Sundays around the 60-acre museum site. The N.C. Transportation Museum is located in Spencer, NC about five minutes off I-85, about an hour’s drive from Charlotte, Greensboro or Winston-Salem.

Established in 1936 as North Carolina’s first art museum, The Mint Museum is a leading, innovative cultural institution and museum of international art and design. In its two Charlotte locations, The Mint boasts permanent collections of contemporary art, craft and design, decorative arts, ceramics, and more, along with exciting exhibitions on view throughout the year. The Mint Museum is one of North Carolina’s premier art museums and is routinely voted as Charlotte’s Best Gallery and Art Museum by the city’s most well-respected publications (The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Magazine, Queen City Nerve).