If you're looking for a destination with activities and attractions to keep everyone happy, Charlotte is the place. Paramount's Carowind theme park provides families with an exciting day of water sliding and roller coaster riding, while Discovery Place offers more fun, but with education thrown in while the kids aren't looking. Anyone with a need for speed can head to the Lowe's Motor Speedway to watch NASCAR racing, while history buffs will enjoy the city's historical museums. Quiet days can also be had picnicking at a park or window shopping along the streets of downtown.

The Hornet's Nest is the symbol of Mecklenburg County. In 1780 the British army occupied Charlotte and its environs.  They   called Mecklenburg County  a "Hornet's Nest" of rebellion because of the opposition to British rule among the local Scots-Irish settlers.  It is also the symbol of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.

CITY LINKS FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY

CHARLOTTE | CORNELIUS | DAVIDSON | HUNTERSVILLE
MATTHEWS | MINT HILL | NEWELL | PAW CREEK
PINEVILLE | STALLINGS | WEDDINGTON