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NASCAR Hall of Fame is usually the first stop for auto-racing fans visiting Charlotte. With displays of vehicles driven by legendary drivers, along with the uniforms they wore, the facility also features photographs, short films, multimedia presentations and a variety of items related to NASCAR.

Play, relax and learn at the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC), which offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for all ages and skill levels on its 1,100-acre campus on the Catawba River. An all-day pass allows visitors to participate in programs, classes, races and more. The River Jam concert series presents music on Thursday and Saturday evenings throughout the summer, and nine other festivals are held throughout the year.

Enjoy the great outdoors and some healthy exercise at:

• Freedom Park, which features tennis courts, baseball fields, volleyball courts, manicured gardens, a pond and hiking and biking trails on its 98 acres.
• McGill Rose Garden, where you can walk among and admire the beauty of more than 1,000 roses and plants.
• Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary, where you can experience two beautiful and historic gardens filled with gorgeous Southern flowers and plants.

Experience the messages of Billy Graham at The Billy Graham Library, which presents a huge collection of the famed evangelist’s personal effects and memorabilia. His boyhood home has been restored and is on the grounds, and the Library itself was designed after a dairy barn—to be reminiscent of Graham’s upbringing on a dairy farm in rural North Carolina.