Discovery Place, Inc. Named as one of the Top 10 Most Visited Museums and Historic Attractions in North Carolina

Museum ranks among best in the state for third consecutive year

January 29, 2009

Discovery Place, Inc. was ranked as the most visited museum/historic attraction in the Charlotte region and fifth in North Carolina according to an annual survey released by Carolina Publishing Associates. It is the third consecutive year that Discovery Place, Inc. has placed in the top five.

The Top 25 North Carolina museums and historic attractions survey is conducted annually by Carolina Publishing Associates of Matthews, publishers of the annual Carolina Heritage Guide, Carolina Field Trips Magazine and The African American Heritage and Visitor’s Guide.

The only location in the Charlotte region to place in the Top 10, Discovery Place, Inc. was visited by 665,609 visitors in 2008. The attendance included visitation to Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum.

The year was highlighted by family-friendly exhibitions Rockwell’s America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell, Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries, the high-profile A Day in Pompeii and the Museum’s current exhibition, Circus!

Discovery Place is located in uptown Charlotte at 301 N. Tryon Street. Convenient parking is available in the Museum’s parking garage – the Carol Grotnes Belk Complex – at the corner of Sixth and Church Streets. For more information about Discovery Place, guests should call 704-372-6261 or visit discoveryplace.org.

One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, Discovery Place provides everchanging, entertaining facilities that foster experiences in areas that range from life science to marine biology. More than a half-million people from all over the United States visit Discovery Place, its IMAX® Dome Theatre and Charlotte Nature Museum each year. Discovery Place is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant from the Arts & Science Council.

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