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World Alive celebrates Earth's colorful, quirky and amazing species Fantastic Frogs exposes astounding superpowers of survival and adaptation Open Sunday, June 27 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 27 will signify a new... more

Project Build follows shelter from protective need to aesthetic desire Think It Up brings out the innovator in everyone Open Saturday, May 1 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place breaks new ground on Saturday, May 1... more

Opens Saturday, March 13 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Meet “them” – the millions of unseen residents that call the human body home – as Discovery Place unveils THEM on Saturday, March 13, the latest in a... more

Features Brand-New Exhibits: Scientific Inquiry Through Play for Young Children, ‘Unreel’ Movie Experience New Exhibitions Open Saturday, February 13 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Interact and learn at Discovery Place... more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Warning: Discovery Place’s new experience may bug you! Guests can detect the secrets of crime-solving bugs when new exhibition CSI: Crime Scene Insects opens at Discovery Place on Saturday, January... more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Audiences can experience a bold rush of extreme nature on the largest movie screen in the Carolinas as Discovery Place introduces “Adventures in Wild California” in The Charlotte Observer... more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place appointed seven new board members to the Museum’s board of trustees. They include Jeanne Brayboy, William Clyde, Ph.D. of Queens University of Charlotte, Suzanne Freeman of... more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As Discovery Place enters the most intensive phase of renovation, the Museum is implementing a limited-time, price reduction on general admission. Admission to Discovery Place is $7 per person for visitors... more