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Create the perfect interior design for a house using the blocks in Project Build.Have a strength contest with friends on the tug-o-war machine.Defy gravity with the gyroscopic suitcases.Explore air currents with the wind pumper.Test your arm strength in the pulley chairs.Lift yourself up by air in the vacuum-powered air chair.Get the rundown on the aquarium inhabitants from a staff member.

Go bird spotting in the tropical rainforest.

The reason we've loved Discovery Place so much over the years is that though there are reliable always-there favorites, the exhibits are always changing and updating.Įach attraction is meant for a fairly short interaction before you feel compelled to move on to something new to see.ĭuring a 59 minute visit, you could easily fit in several of the following items: What can you do at Discovery Place during a 59 minute visit? If you park on a lower level, there is an elevator that takes you up to the top for the skywalk or you can go down to the sidewalk and just stroll across the street into the museum.īe sure to take your parking ticket into the museum to be validated! We love to park on the very top floor of the parking deck where there is a pedestrian skywalk right into the third floor of the museum. You can find a detailed map to the parking deck here. Rather than going for an entire, exhausting day, we need to take advantage of more frequent shorter trips and use that free parking perk! Where to park at Discovery Place:ĭiscovery Place Science has it's own dedicated parking ramp on the corner of Church St. I realized I've been doing our Discovery Place visits all wrong. Even just one minute longer and you will pay full price.įor members, parking costs $8 for the day.įor non-members, parking costs $12 for the day. The staff member stressed that very specific time: 59 minutes for free parking. How much does it cost to park at Discovery Place?:Īs we checked in at the welcome desk, I discovered that parking at the official Discovery Place Science parking ramp is FREE for a 59 minute visit. I threw my normal caution to the wind and agreed to meet them right at open and just enjoy whatever we could see in an hour and a half before leaving to get back for our appointment.Īfter all, we're members, so it would just be the parking fee, right?

I decided that flexibility to drop plans and do spur-of-the-moment adventures is the biggest perk of homeschooling and we haven't taken nearly enough advantage of that yet.

We were invited by friends to join them for a day at Discovery Place today but an appointment at 11:30 am prevented an all-day visit. Then life got busy and I confess we haven't made the time to go all the way uptown since August! Though our annual membership saves the entrance fee, it doesn't cover parking. When we started our homeschool adventure last fall, I immediately signed up for an annual membership with visions of frequent visits to the museum. Monday – Friday.Take advantage of free parking at Discovery Place and plan a super-quick visit with the kids.ĭiscovery Place Science has been one of our favorite family things to do in Charlotte for years. “Our hope is that our gift to support the new Discovery Place Education Studio will help inspire a new generation of students that will grow up to work not only in the medical field but in other STEM careers that are vital to our continuing prosperity.”įocusing on a variety of offerings including content knowledge, technology training and field experiences, professional development programs and workshops, the Education Studio will combine best practices in formal and informal education and offer teachers skills and tools that can be adapted to meet the needs of their own classrooms.įor a full list of classes and information on registration, visit, or call 704.372.6261 x505 from 8:00 a.m. “So many of our employees come from science, technology engineering and math backgrounds and have STEM-focused careers,” said Dr. The Education Studio is a professional development program serving pre K-12 educators from schools, museums, science centers, zoos and aquariums that will provide ongoing professional development in science, technology, engineering and math to educators throughout the Southeast. OrthoCarolina joined Discovery Place to celebrate the opening of the new Discovery Place Education Studio at a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Development on May 29.