Kid-friendly museums in and around Charlotte
Which museums are best for kids?
The Charlotte area has great kid-friendly museums, both those designed specifically for kids and those that are family-friendly. Museums are GREAT places to expand horizons, inspire, ignite curiosity, dazzle the senses, and spend a few hours taking it all in. Some are hands-on, some have delicious restaurants, most have gift shops, and ALL are excited for you and your family to pay them a visit! Check out our Big List of area museums below.
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!
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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!
