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• Charlotte is the largest city in southern North Carolina. Sometimes called the "Southern Big Apple,"Lonely Planet: Charlotte Overview Charlotte has museums, some "excellent"Lonely Planet: Charlotte Overview dining choices and a "nightlife for every persuasion."Visit Charlotte: Charlotte City Guide

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: United States
  2. State: North Carolina
  3. County: Mecklenburg County
  4. Mayor: Patrick L. McCrory
  5. City population: 671,588 (July 2007) City-Data.com: Charlotte, North Carolina
  6. Founded: 1768 superpages.com: Charlotte Overview
  7. Currency: U.S. Dollar
  8. Area codes: 704, 980 City-Data.com: Charlotte, North Carolina
  9. Time zone: Eastern Standard Time
  10. Nicknames: "The Queen City" and "The Hornet's Nest"
  11. Land Area: 242.3 Square miles City-Data.com: Charlotte, North Carolina
  12. This is the largest city in the state of North Carolina
  13. The city is named after the wife of British King George III CityTownInfocom: Charlotte, North Carolina
  14. Charlotte was awarded the "Best Place to Live in America" in 2008, according to Relocate-America.com's annual list. Yahoo! Finance: Charlotte Named Best Place to Live (May 16, 2008)

• Attractions

  Discovery Place is a "family-friendly,"Visit Charlotte: Family-Friendly Attractions "hand-on"Frommer's: Discovery Place & the Nature Museum science and technology museum in uptown Charlotte. There is an "OMNIMAX"Frommer's: Discovery Place & the Nature Museum theater, a planetarium, a tropical rain forest exhibitFrommer's: Discovery Place & the Nature Museum, an aquarium and rides for the whole family to enjoy. Other attractions are a puppet theater and a "10-foot" eyeball exhibit that visitors can walk through.Fodor's: Discovery Place Be sure to check out the website for a schedule for the IMAX show times.Source: IMAX

  For the NASCAR fan, Lowe's Motor Speedway is considered to be "the heart of NASCAR."Fodor's: Lowe's Motor Speedway It's one of the "busiest"Fodor's: Lowe's Motor Speedway sports complexes in the United States and can hold about 167,000Fodor's: Lowe's Motor Speedway spectators. There is an "upscale"Fodor's: Lowe's Motor Speedway restaurant on-site, the Speedway Club and even a driving school, "The Richard Petty Driving Experience.Lowe's Motor Speedway: Driving School Overview

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