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Lunch, drinks and healthy snacks are now being served in the new Community Cafe. Please note that the rainforest is currently being renovated and is not open to the public. Please note the aquarium is currently being renovated and is closed to the public.
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The Charlotte Observer IMAX® Dome Theatre puts you in the movies. Equipped with a unique dome shape, state-of-the-art technology and the largest screen in the Carolinas, the IMAX Dome delivers the world's most immersive movie experience.

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Under the Sea

Splash into the sea and explore marvelous marine life in IMAX Under the Sea, a new adventure, transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and...

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Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance

Join narrator Harrison Ford on a scientific adventure from the arctic to the equator. Tunnel into a metropolis of micro-organisms beneath New York,...

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Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees

This groundbreaking documentary chronicles legendary scientist Dr. Jane Goodall's work among the chimps at Gombe Park on Lake Tanganyka in Africa....

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Getting Here


301 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28202

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Parking Instructions
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The Discovery Place Parking Garage is located directly behind the Museum at the corner of Church and Sixth Streets in uptown Charlotte.

Enter the deck off of Sixth Street, grab a ticket from the automatic attendant and pay inside the Museum at any of the Admissions Desks.

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