Kid-friendly museums in and around Charlotte
Which museums are best for kids?
Charlotte has over 50 museums, and most of them are places you want to take your kids! Here is KidsOutAndAbout list of kid-friendly museums in & around Charlotte.
If there is an attraction that we have missed in our list below, please email us to let us know, and we'll add it promptly. Thank you!
Welcome to North Carolina Transportation Museum
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.
Historic structures include Barber Junction Depot, an authentic train station built in 1898 that serves as the museum’s Visitor Center. The Bob Julian Roundhouse is the largest remaining roundhouse in North America, and is home to locomotives, passenger rail cars, and a full-size replica Wright Flyer. The massive Back Shop, where steam locomotives were once completely overhauled, now houses rail cars of the past, antique automobiles, fire trucks, and the restoration of the Piedmont Airlines’ Potomac Pacemaker DC-3. The Flue Shop houses the museum’s Bumper to Bumper automotive exhibit.
Plan your visit today for a trip into the past at the museum that moves you!
Museum of Illusions
Looking for a family-friendly museum in Charlotte? Museum of Illusions treats both kids and adults to a mind-bending experience with its collection of fascinating optical illusions, holograms, and illusion rooms. Blending science with fun, the museum invites you and your kids to explore the exhibits and learn how they work through touch and play. A staff of friendly illusion experts is there to explain the illusions and help you take the most entertaining photos. A review from a visitor sums up the experience: "I wish I could've stayed longer. Everything was so intriguing!” Book your family visit today!
