Museums in Charlotte

African American Museum of History & Culture

Gastonia

Tuesday–Friday: 11 AM – 4 PM

Badin Historic Museum

Badin

Tuesday 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Charlotte

Belmont Historical Society

Belmont

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Billy Graham Library

Charlotte

Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Bost Grist Mill

Concord

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Sep 28 – Oct 29 · Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Presents: "Fired - Where Function Meets Form"

Cabarrus Arts Council

Concord

Mon: Closed; Tue–Fri: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Camp, A Family Experience Store

Charlotte

Catawba County Museum of History

Newton

Catawba Science Center

Hickory

Wednesday-Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Charlotte Museum of History

Charlotte

Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cherryville Historical Society

Cherryville

Classic Arcade and Pinball Museum

Gastonia

Unlimited Play

Cleveland County Arts Council

Shelby

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Aug 29 – Jan 3 · Mending the Wild

Discovery Place Science

Charlotte

Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Earl Scruggs Center

Shelby

Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society

Mount Pleasant

Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March through mid-December

EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station

Huntersville

Mon: Closed; Tue–Thu: 12:00 – 3:00 PM; Fri–Sun: Closed

Fort Defiance

Lenoir

Thursday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm, Sunday: 1pm - 4pm

Gaston County Museum

Dallas

Tues - Fri 10a - 5p, Saturday 11a - 4p, Sun & Mon Closed

Hickory Aviation Museum and CVCC Workforce Innovation Center

Hickory

Hickory Museum of Art

Hickory

Wednesday-Saturday: 10 AM-4 PM, Sunday: 1-4 PM, Second Saturdays: 10 AM-8PM

Historic Cabarrus

Concord

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Historic Rosedale

Charlotte

Wednesday-Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm

Hugh Torance House and Store

Huntersville

Mon–Sat: Closed; Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

Charlotte

Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 8:00pm, Friday to Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Iredell Museums

Statesville

KidSenses Children's Interactive Museum

Rutherfordton

Tuesday – Saturday 9am–5pm

Kings Mountain Fire Museum

Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain Historical Museum

Kings Mountain

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Nov 1 · Festival Día de Muertos 2026 – Day of the Dead Festival 2026

Levine Museum of the New South

Charlotte

Lincoln County Museum-History

Lincolnton

Thursdays: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Fridays from 1 – 4 p.m., and Saturdays: 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Locust Historical Society and Museum

Locust

Open 2:00 - 4:00 every Sunday

Matthews Heritage Museum

Matthews

Thursday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Matthews Historical Foundation

Matthews

Memory Lane Museum

Mooresville

Mint Museum Randolph

Charlotte

Monroe Science Center

Monroe

Military Rate

Morrison Motor Car Museum

Concord

Mon-Fri 9:30 am-4 pm (last tour), Sat 9:30 am-3 pm (last tour), Sun & Wed closed

Mundy House and History Center of Eastern Lincoln County

Denver

Thursdays: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Fridays from 1 – 4 p.m., and Saturdays: 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Oct 16 – 17 · The Haunted Trail Returns

Museum of the Waxhaws

Waxhaw

Open on Fridays and Saturdays, 10 to 5 p.m.

Mustang Owner's Museum

Concord

Nascar Hall of Fame

Charlotte

Online Discount - General Admission

North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Mooresville

Mon–Tue: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wed: Closed; Thu–Fri: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sun: Closed

North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame

Kannapolis

Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Nutty for Nutcrackers

Kings Mountain

Thursday & Friday 11am - 6pm, Saturday 9am - 4pm

Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum

Newton

Mon–Thu: Closed; Fri: 12:00 – 5:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Statesville Historical Collection

Statesville

Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Charlotte

Swift Smash

Mooresville

Mon–Tue: 5:00 PM – 9:00 AM; Wed: Closed; Thu–Fri: 5:00 PM – 9:00 AM; Sat: 12:00 – 10:00 PM; Sun: Closed

The Alphabet Museum at Jaars

Waxhaw

Pittman Building: Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Cardenas Building: Tuesday–Saturday, 12:30–3:30 p.m.

The Mitford Museum

Hudson

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

The Pickle Fetish Co. & Pickle Museum

Lincolnton

Monday - Thursday, 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Friday & Saturday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM; Closed Sunday

The US Presidential Culinary Museum

Grover

Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.