10 Things You May Not Have Known You Could Do In Charlotte

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Charlotte, North Carolina is one of the fastest growing cities in America continues to offer residents and tourists more and more unique things to do and see. With our entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to try new things, some of the coolest new business ideas are popping up, and some of the most historic places of Charlotte are having new life breathed in them.

Here are 10 cool things you may have never known you could do around Charlotte:

#1 Race Through Center City On An Urban Scavenger Race

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With the power of the smartphone, 3Quest Challenge has transformed Uptown Charlotte into a massive playing fields for timed scavenger hunts. The game consists of “quests” to locate a trio of checkpoints, where teams answer riddles or complete tasks to collect a clue that will be used to solve a larger overall puzzle – the first team to complete all the quests wins!

Groupon is now offering 54% all Big City Hunt Challenges.

#2 Go Birding

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Hidden in the heart of the historic Myers Park neighborhood, Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary offers stunning gardens, nesting sites, and a sprawling woodland area for some of the most exotic birds you’ll find in Charlotte.

Check out more details on winghavengardens.org

#3 Experience Unique Tastes At A True Urban Market

7th Street Public Market, in the heart of Charlotte’s center city, features local everything—from pralines to coffee to bath soap. Got a hankering for sweets? Try the praline bar at Local Loaf. Need a gift? We love the peppermint eucalyptus soap from Small Keys bath and body, check out more info at 7thstreetpublicmarket.com

#4 Drive a Formula 1 Car

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Hop in a Formula 1 replica car and race around the Charlotte Motor Speedway at speeds of over 170 MPH.

Groupon is now offering up to 51% off packages at the Mario Andretti Racing Experience.

#5 Play in Charlotte’s Biggest Play House

Besides 380 acres of spectacular gardens, the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden has a new “Wee Houses: Places We Play” exhibit—10 interactive playhouses, forts, and tree houses created by local artisans, for kids of all ages.

Check out more info at dsbg.org

#6 Dig for Gold

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Ok, so this one isn’t actually “in Charlotte”, but it’s only about 20 miles east of the Queen City. Reed’s Gold Mine is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States. During its peak years gold mining was second only to farming in the number of North Carolinians it employed. North Carolina led the nation in gold production until 1848, when it was eclipsed by the great rush to California.

More info at ReedMine.com

#7 Picnic like Royalty

The incredibly historic 100-year-old Duke Mansion is now a sprawling a Bed and Breakfast, that also offers a Picnic in the Garden package. Even if you aren’t booking a room, you can order a chef-prepared picnic for two, a bottle of wine or champagne, and a blanket in one of twelve picturesque gardens.

Check out more info at dukemansion.com

#8 Play Bubble Soccer Charlotte

Bubble Soccer has been gaining viral fame all over the world over the past few months.

It’s basically full-contact soccer inside of giant bubble suits;

#9 Enjoy The Beach

Mecklenburg’s First Beach, located on the shores of Lake Norman, opened this past Memorial Day weekend, making it the first swimming beach at a county-run park since the 1970s.

#10 Sip Some Wine in a Treehouse

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Treehouse Vineyards sits atop a 200-year-old farm in Monroe, just a short drive southeast of the city. Here, tours and pours feature semi-dry to sweet varietals, and a one-of-a-kind experience includes the property’s two secluded treetop bungalows, which can be rented for overnight stays.

Groupon now has a deal for a winery tour, 2 glasses, and a bottle of wine for $18.

Charlotte, NC Homes for Sale

– Homes $400,000 – $600,000

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15059 Northgreen Drive -- 4 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $539,900 (2542 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 3933754 | Contract
14731 Salem Ridge Road -- 4 BR, 3 BA
Price: $514,900 (2573 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4030659 | Contract
11251 Skytop Drive -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $439,900 (1762 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4024424 | Contract
8906 Wedgewood Drive -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $425,000 (1863 sqft)
Subdivision: Westminister Park
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Sally Leatherwood | MLS # 4033893 | Active
11701 Banter Lane -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $600,000 (2314 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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Assist2sell Buyers & | MLS # 4029353 | Active
10713 Drake Hill Drive -- 4 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $599,900 (3200 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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Allen Tate Providence | MLS # 4011137 | Active
5126 Drake Cove Road -- 1 BR, 1 BA
Price: $599,900 (1225 sqft)
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Ranson Real Estate Inc | MLS # 4021552 | Contract
12520 Vantage Point Lane -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $599,900 (2422 sqft)
Subdivision: Barkley
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Allocate Realty Group | MLS # 4017592 | Active
15926 Prestwoods Lane -- 5 BR, 3 BA
Price: $595,000 (3122 sqft)
Subdivision: Wynfield Forest
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Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4035999 | Active
8914 Park Grove Street -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $595,000 (3055 sqft)
Subdivision: Wynfield Forest
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Yates Realty Inc | MLS # 4021626 | Contract
11608 Solstice Way -- 4 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $589,900 (2736 sqft)
Subdivision: Stoneybrook Station
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Allen Tate Lake Norman | MLS # 4023584 | Active
8231 Dumphries Drive -- 4 BR, 3.2 BA
Price: $589,900 (3351 sqft)
Subdivision: The Oaks at Mcilwaine
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Ideal Realty inc | MLS # 3938495 | Contract
9329 Beecroft Valley Drive -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $589,000 (2796 sqft)
Subdivision: Arrington
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Fathom Realty | MLS # 4033462 | Contract
11510 Warfield Avenue -- 4 BR, 3 BA
Price: $585,000 (2946 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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EXP Realty LLC | MLS # 4028049 | Contract
14114 Berkley Avenue -- 3 BR, 3 BA
Price: $580,169 (2430 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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Pulte Home Corporation | MLS # 4033370 | Contract
12503 Surreykirt Lane -- 6 BR, 5.1 BA
Price: $580,000 (3635 sqft)
Subdivision: Monteith Place
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Mark Spain Real Estate | MLS # 4007148 | Contract
17011 Bridgeton Lane -- 3 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $575,000 (2045 sqft)
Subdivision: Greens at Birkdale Vill
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Lake Norman Realty, | MLS # 4027106 | Contract
6425 Colonial Garden Drive -- 5 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $575,000 (3307 sqft)
Subdivision: Carrington Ridge
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LLLUMI Properties | MLS # 4033057 | Active
14317 Hugh Dixon Way -- 3 BR, 3 BA
Price: $574,000 (2505 sqft)
Subdivision: Asbury Park
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COMPASS | MLS # 4029873 | Active
8912 Keller Court -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $570,000 (2152 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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Coldwell Banker Realty | MLS # 4007243 | Contract

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Huntersville Single Family Homes

– All Active Listings

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204 Royalton Place -- 6 BR, 5 BA
Price: $1,100,000 (5228 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Clarke Crawford | MLS # 4030806 | Contract
208 Royalton Place -- 5 BR, 4.1 BA
Price: $925,000 (5297 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4027930 | Contract
11335 Wescott Hill Drive -- 4 BR, 3.2 BA
Price: $900,000 (4941 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4030670 | Coming soon
6406 Riverside Oaks Drive -- 5 BR, 4 BA
Price: $799,000 (4215 sqft)
Subdivision: Latta Springs
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Rhonda Woods | MLS # 4028941 | Contract
12501 Kane Alexander Drive -- 5 BR, 3 BA
Price: $679,000 (3009 sqft)
Subdivision: Northstone
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Erin Boyd | MLS # 4018255 | Contract
12615 Messenger Row -- 3 BR, 3 BA
Price: $655,000 (2916 sqft)
Subdivision: Vermillion
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Brigitte Perry | MLS # 4030081 | Contract
8902 Powder Works Drive -- 4 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $642,000 (3038 sqft)
Subdivision: Arrington
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John Torres | MLS # 3924469 | Active
15059 Northgreen Drive -- 4 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $539,900 (2542 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 3933754 | Contract
14731 Salem Ridge Road -- 4 BR, 3 BA
Price: $514,900 (2573 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4030659 | Contract
11251 Skytop Drive -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $439,900 (1762 sqft)
Subdivision: Skybrook
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Amy Gramlich | MLS # 4024424 | Contract
8906 Wedgewood Drive -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $425,000 (1863 sqft)
Subdivision: Westminister Park
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Sally Leatherwood | MLS # 4033893 | Active
14051 Island Drive -- 5 BR, 6.2 BA
Price: $22,000,000 (12636 sqft)
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Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4020713 | Active
14925 Ramah Church Road -- 5 BR, 6.2 BA
Price: $4,500,000 (9915 sqft)
Subdivision: Meadowbrook Farms
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Pros Realty Inc. | MLS # 4030484 | Active
16201 Terry Lane -- 4 BR, 5 BA
Price: $2,400,000 (5969 sqft)
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Helen Adams Realty | MLS # 4024036 | Active
14316 Beatties Ford Road -- 3 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $2,399,000 (2988 sqft)
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Great Homes of the | MLS # 3773472 | Contract
14900 Henry Harrison Stillwell Drive -- 6 BR, 7.1 BA
Price: $2,297,000 (9706 sqft)
Subdivision: Stillwell
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Allen Tate Lake Norman | MLS # 3940248 | Active
5039 Eliza Long Wilkie Drive -- 4 BR, 6.1 BA
Price: $2,250,000 (4200 sqft)
Subdivision: Stillwell
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Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 3841402 | Active
10119 Laurier Lane -- 6 BR, 6.1 BA
Price: $2,027,881 (4929 sqft)
Subdivision: Belleterre
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BSI Builder Services | MLS # 3627218 | Contract
14925 Henry Harrison Stillwell Drive -- 5 BR, 4.2 BA
Price: $1,875,000 (5521 sqft)
Subdivision: Stillwell
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Berkshire Hathaway | MLS # 3862323 | Contract
10125 Laurier Lane -- 4 BR, 4.1 BA
Price: $1,872,589 (5076 sqft)
Subdivision: Belleterre
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BSI Builder Services | MLS # 3816883 | Contract

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