We took my 1-year-old godson to SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium and he really enjoyed it. There…read moreare so many different sea animals to see, and you get to learn about them along the way. One of the best parts was the interactive station where you can stop and touch some of the underwater creatures. At the end, there's also a nice play area for kids plus a coloring/craft station, which was a great addition for little ones. The only downside is the pricing. Tickets are about $30 per person if you buy them the same day, versus around $19 online if purchased at least 24 hours in advance. Personally, I don't think it's worth $30, and there are no discounts for NC residents either. Overall, still a fun experience, which is why I gave it 4/5 stars.

Was in town and needed to fill a couple hours before a late lunch. Found some discount tickets on…read moreGroupon. A lot to like about the number of different tanks and variety of fish. The attendants were friendly and helpful. I wish there was more real time identification of fish and/or descriptors. Once in, one can stay until 5p according to the person who scanned the tickets. We made a second round to see the turtles and watch the feeding. I think it's great for the city to have such an exhibit especially with its emphasis on conservation and replenishment.

I brought my son to night at the museum at Discovery place, and it was a time! My son absolutely…read moreloves Legos and currently right now the brick masters studio is at the museum. We went through the exhibit and got to see some really incredible displays. We marveled at the displays, wondering how long they took to complete, how many people worked on the display etc. It's just so amazing to see that all the displays were made out of Lego pieces. There were some interactive displays which was nice for the kids since they were unable to touch most of the displays in the exhibit. There's a section where the kids can be master builders and time themselves on how quickly they can complete a miniature display, they ranged from easy, medium and difficult. At the end of the experience there was an entire city made of Legos, with loose lego pieces for the kids to be creative and make their own lego creations. It was a great finish to the experience. This exhibit is every lego master builders dream. It brought me back to my childhood!

What a fun place for learning we hoped this place would be! However, for the price, I left a bit…read moreunderwhelmed. We covered the entire museum and by the time my 7 year old left, she had fun but was unimpressed. The Lego exhibition was phenomenal in comparison to the science exhibits and learnings themselves. As far as the exhibits, so many were not functioning or were not being serviced by an attendant to explain what was being displayed in the creative spaces.

The customer service is amazing. Everyone is super helpful and they are knowledgeable about the…read moredifferent types of fish they sell and the environments they should be in. The prices of the fish vary but super affordable. Fresh water and Salt water fish/eels/starfish. Colorful. Cozy store.

Best LFS (local fish store) in the area!…read more Albeit small this store packs a big punch into its cramped quarters. They have everything to outfit a basic beginner tank to high end CO2 Aquascape, freshwater tanks and high end coral or fish only saltwater set ups! If you've got a desire for monster South American cichlids, they got you covered there as well. Not into aggressive fish?... then they have high-quality betta fish and guppies in the back. C-Macs employees are very knowledgeable about every aspect of the hobby, and are willing to answer even the simplest questions and provide the best solution for your situation. They don't push sales, but try to fit the needs of every customer. I've been in there when it's super packed and there's barely any room to move and the employees are still positive and happy to share their knowledge and help with everyone. I even asked if they were going to move to a larger location and the owner mentioned, he's been looking, but hasn't found the right one yet. If you're old enough to remember the old Fintastic fish store that was the gold standard in Charlotte. This is basically the new version and to be honest it's even better!

It's been close to 2 years since my last visit here and my 4 star review remains the same. New…read morehighlights I've noticed since I have two small kiddos is the various bench seating options which make having a snack easy and the multiple bathroom locations throughout museum. Both of these things make it more enjoyable for kids and adults. It is not crowded during the week. My kids especially liked the Dino exhibit and live animals (snapping turtle, ground hog, owl). I just wish for a city the size of Charlotte (and surrounding area) that the museum was a little bigger. We were done in about 1-1.5hours

Enjoyed my recently visit to Schiele Museum of Natural History. The staff were friendly and…read morehelpful. The displays were creative and well maintained. Particularly enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit with all of the life size dinosaurs exhibits. Parking was easy. My only suggestion would be updating the outdoor area as it seemed quite run down and showing alot of wear, which was totally not the case with the indoor areas

I love it here. I am a very science-y girl, I love anything to do with science and medicine. So, of…read morecourse, I started coming here a few years ago. The planetarium shows are gorgeous, my particular favorite was one about monarch butterfly migration. The Aquarium and reptile section is so cool, you get to see these massive tortoises and an alligator named Lucy, pet sting rays, fish of all kinds, etc. You can also explore the human body section and the physics section, where you can play on a special pulley system on a physics playground. There is also a section with insects where you can take a closer look at different types of preserved butterflies. And, every three years or so, they hold a butterfly exhibit where you can watch the butterflies flutter about. They'll even give you some sugar water on your finger, and butterflies will come flocking to you and even land on you! I had the privilege of being present for it last year and butterflies landed on me left and right, I absolutely felt like Snow White! All in all, the Catawba Science Center is a family friendly learning environment that is perfect for field trips of all kinds. You won't regret visiting!

The Catawba Science Center is located next to the Hickory Art Museum in the SALT complex so I…read morestopped here too. It was about $15 to visit the museum. I had reciprocity but didn't think to ask about it and they didn't ask like is done at the other museums. The Science Center was on the small side and a lot of the exhibits were out of order. The exhibits they had seemed geared more to younger children. So there wasn't a lot there. I never found my way to the aquarium as that is apparently in another building and that was not mentioned. The planetarium show wasn't starting until 2pm so that was disappointing. I will go back with my reciprocity to see the building I missed.

Cool!! Atmosphere for kids, not a fan of the water station but my son loved it! .......thought…read moreprovoking kid play!!

What a neat place. I've been wanting to take my nieces here for years and finally had the…read moreopportunity to. I've taken my nieces to discovery kids places in other states but not this one. They had such neat and cool stuff in here. My nieces had an absolute blast on just about everything. It was neat to see different exhibits at this play center such as the firetruck, the boat, the car mechanic, the cafe, and the airline setup. My nieces could have spent all day in there if we would have let them. They also have volunteers walking around through the center cleaning up too! Although we enjoyed our time here I was surprised at how small the place was on the inside. It's two stories but there weren't many play areas upstairs. I've been to bigger discovery kids centers and I wish this one was a little bigger. My youngest niece is only 2 so she was able to play in the small kid area. Even though there were volunteers coming around the facility did not regulate age appropriate kids in the small kid play area. There were 10 Year olds and above coming in the area trying to play. I think they should be a little stricter on this. But overall a cool and fun play for kids!

I love the aquatics center in Rock Hill! Both of my children have taken swim lessons here, and will…read moredo so again. The facility is over 40,000 square feet and houses one ten-lane cold-water pool and one eight-lane warm-water pool. There is a meeting room and locker rooms. I like the room the aquatics center has made for viewing. There are aluminum bleachers near the heated pool where kids take swim lessons and the "Arthritis Aquatics" classes are taught (this pool is handicapped accessible too). There are also some nice permanent bleachers at the end of the ten-lane pool. The aquatics center has a swim team called the Rays and hosts many a swim meet. Swim lessons, Arthritis Aquatics, Aquatic Aerobics and open swimming are the main components of "what to do" at the aquatics center. You'll need a membership to the YMCA in the area. The facility is topnotch and the parking is plentiful, except during swim meets.

I have purchased fish and plants from this young man. He is very knowledgeable and friendly. I…read morebought a beautiful beta tank set-up from him. It had the most beautiful fish and plants in it. He always has lots of variety and is able to answer my questions about setting up a personal pond. I would definitely recommend him!!

From the owner: Deep South Aquatics is located in Cooleemee, North Carolina(Message me for address!). Owned and…read moreoperated by Waylon Waller (17) My goal is to have the outdoors as close to my home as possible, whether it's an aquarium or pond, or even just a water feature. I do my best to bring the beauty of nature into your life. We offer a variety of different services - pond/aquarium care, water testing, water treatment, pond construction/scaping, aquarium scaping and more!

Went thrice and have purchased fish, plants, and decor from them. All were premium quality and all…read moreis well with the purchases. Great customer service, and they truly cared about what they were doing. 5/5 would recommend.

Always a great experience here. Great selection of fish (salt and freshwater) with a much better…read moreselection of freshwater compared to other stores in the area and same for inverts. Always manage to stop by when I'm in the area and never disappoints.

Been here twice. The first time the store was dirty and the bags of food had bugs on them. The…read moresecond time I had an issue with a purchase to which they showed absolutely TERRIBLE customer service and the issue remained unresolved. Will not be back. STRONGLY do not recommend giving your business to this location.

We just went into this store for the first time since moving to Mount Holly, and we had an amazing…read moreexperience! Angel was such a kind, and hardworking person! He answered any questions we had, and helped us sign up to become a rewards member! Highly recommend this place and we will continue to support this business as long as we're here! Thank you again, Angel!