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Charlotte Visitor Information

Named in honor of English royalty, the Queen City welcomes visitors with an impressive skyline, museums, performing arts and professional sports.  The Omni Charlotte Hotel puts your near everything, from NASCAR and theme parks to cultural events and shopping. 

Perhaps no where else can you enjoy big-city entertainment with a flare of southern hospitality.  Families, romantics, business types; Charlotte has something for everyone to enjoy. 

Arts & Culture
Blumenthal Arts Center – connected
OmniMax Theater and Discovery Place – 2 ½ blocks
Mint Museum of Art – 2 miles
Ovens Auditorium – 3 miles
Charlotte Museum of History – 5 miles
Carolinas Aviation Museum – 7 miles
Cricket Arena – 2.5 miles


Attractions
Ray’s Splash Planet water park – 4 blocks
Dale Earnhardt Showroom – 10 miles
Paramount Carowinds Theme Park – 12 miles
NASCAR Hall of Fame - 4 blocks

Shopping
Overstreet Mall – Connected via skywalk
Charlotte Merchandise Mart – 3 miles
Southpark Mall – 5 miles
Metrolin Expo weekend antique sales – 8 miles
Concord Mills Outlet Mall – 10 miles

Outdoor Recreation
Charlotte Climbing Center (climbing gym) – 1 mile
Mecklenburg Aquatic Center – 1 mile
Freedom Park Tennis Court – 4 miles
Tradition Golf Course – 6 miles
Latta Plantation Nature Reserve – 6 miles
Renaissance Golf Course – 8 miles
Charlotte Indoor Tennis Club – 9 miles
Birkdale Golf Club – 18 miles
Highland Creek Golf Club – 18 miles
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens – 18 miles
Lake Norman – 18 miles
Wrightsville and Carolina beaches – 210 miles
Myrtle Beach – 250 miles

Sports
Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL Carolina Panthers – 6 blocks
Charlotte Arena NBA Bobcats – 3 blocks
Lowes Motor Speedway – 10 miles

Universities
Johnson & Wales University – 8 blocks
University of North Carolina at Charlotte – 10 miles

Transportation
Greyhound Bus Lines – 6 blocks
AMTRAK station – 1.5 miles
Charlotte Douglas International Airport – 7 miles

Dining & Entertainment
Champions (sports bar) – 1 block
Mert’s Heart and Soul (Southern Soul food) – 1 block
Sonoma (California Bistro & wine) – 1 block
Fuse Box (Pan Asian cuisine & sushi)– 2 blocks
Lavicchia’s Seafood (seafood) – Grill 2 blocks
Luce Ristorante (classic Italian) – 2 blocks
Morton’s of Chicago (fine dining-steaks) – 2 blocks
Capital Grille (fine dining steakhouse) – 3 blocks
Cosmos Café (New World cuisine) – 3 blocks
Historic South End (restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment) – 2 miles

Nearby Corporations & Businesses
Accenture – connected
Allen Tate Realtors – connected
Alston and Byrd – connected
Bank of America – connected
Branch Banking & Trust – connected
KPMG – connected
Marsh & McLennan – connected
McGuire Woods – connected
Rosenman & Colin LLP – connected
Tower Perrin – connected
Trizechahn – connected
Visa – connected
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP – connected
Poyner & Spruill LLP – connected
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – connected
Merrill Lynch – connected
Moore & Van Allen LLP – connected
Wachovia – connected
Willis – connected
Ernst & Young LLP – 1 block N
Meineke Muffler – 1 block S
Faison – 2 blocks W
American Management Systems – 2 blocks W
Deloitte & Touche LLP – 2 blocks N
Arts & Science Council 2 blocks W
Federal Reserve Bank – 2 blocks E
First Union Securities – 2 blocks S
Hearst Corporation – 2 blocks N
Charlotte Convention Center – 2.5 blocks
Knight Ridder – 4 blocks S
Duke Energy – 5 blocks S
Bellsouth – 1 mile SW
Carolina Medical Center – 1 mile SE
Presbyterian Hospital – 1 mile E
Mutual of New York – 6 miles

For more information, visit the Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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