FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / NATURAL WONDERS
Bird Brain Ostrich Ranch
6691 Little Mountain Road
Sherrills Ford 704-483-1620
http://northcarolinafarmsandland.com/business/birdbrain-ostrich-ranch
Carolina Raptor Center
6000 Sample Road
Huntersville 704-875-6521
https://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
6500 South New Hope Road
Belmont 704-825-4490
https://www.dsbg.org
Copperhead Island Camping
15200 Soldier Road
Charlotte 704-588-5224
https://charlottenc.gov/
Dan Nicholas Park Family Campground
6800 Bringle Ferry Road
Salisbury 704-216-7803
https://www.rowancountync.gov
Latta Equestrian Center
6201 Sample Road
Huntersville 704-992-1550
http://www.lattaequestriancenter.com/
Lazy 5 Ranch
15100 Mooresville Road
Mooresville 704-663-5100
https://thelazy5ranch.com/
McDowell Nature Preserve Camping
15222 York Road
Charlotte 704-588-5224
https://charlottenc.gov/
Tiger World
4400 Cook Road
Rockwell 704-279-6363
https://tigerworld.us/
North Carolina Zoo
4001 Zoo Parkway
Asheboro 800-488-0444
https://www.nczoo.org
Ribbonwalk, Charlotte’s Botanical Forest
4601 Nevin Road
Charlotte 704-432-6459
https://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/ribbonwalknaturepreserve/
Rowan Nature & Learning Center
6800 Bringle Ferry Road
Salisbury 704-636-2089
https://www.rowancountync.gov
The Tropics Exotic Bird Refuge
2401 Woodsdale Drive
Kannapolis 704-280-5112
https://www.parrotrefuge.com
UNC-Charlotte Botanical Gardens
University of North Carolina
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte 704-687-UNCC
https://gardens.charlotte.edu/
Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
248 Ridgewood Avenue
Charlotte 704-331-0664
https://winghavengardens.org/