8 Best Museums in Charlotte
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By Stephanie Burt
The old joke is that Charlotte doesn't have any history, that it knocks it all down; but in reality, the city has been writing its story since before the American Revolution. Then someone struck gold—literally—and the Queen City never looked back. Visit those glinting beginnings out in the countryside at Reed Gold Mine; learn how the city embraced the ideas of the New South at one of the region's most immersive history museums; put the pedal to the medal with stock car racing; then dive into Charlotte's heavyweight modern art collections. Here, we've rounded up the best Charlotte museums—eight stops to prove this city can examine its past just as adeptly as it looks forward.
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