Went to the new location outside of town on friday night because their website said they were open…read moreuntil 9PM. Had our two 5 year old grandsons in tow only to get to a building with the open signs on and the doors locked. While we were there, 3 other cars pulled in and left. Needless to say, 2 disappointed little guys and a waisted trip. Only get one bite of the apple with me. Never again

This is a tough one, because I hate to write less than satisfactory review for a small business…read more The positive - my daughter really loves playing here. She loves the slides, the trampolines and the ball pit area in the toddler spot. However, most of my thoughts aren't as positive. To have not been here that many years it looks so run down. We haven't been in a year and it seems like 15 years. It's dirty, things are broken, and again.. DIRTY. Spaces like this just take daily maintenance to keep them great, such as wiping down the walls, tightening screws before the item breaks, scrubbing services that are high contact. (I have worked at a children's museum and know that a place like this can be hard to keep up when it is well loved, but day to day care makes it much easier as well as having staff not just glued to the front desk) I guess I was more disappointed because we arrived right as they opened and you can tell nothing was vacuumed from the day before, or simple things like picking foam scraps off the trampoline. We likely won't come back anytime soon, but if you are not a clean freak like me - your toddler will probably enjoy it!

I went here for a dating event and I do think the stadium does a great job of trying to manage the…read morecrowds. We were invited to the Carolina Suite and it was nice to be away from the main fans prior to the game + air conditioning + a private entrance! The bar did run out of certain mixers for different cocktails which was disappointing especially knowing they were hosting a large crowd prior to a large sporting event. The line for the bar was rather long even though there were quite a few bartenders in the suite. I did love the ambience and the ability to watch the game away from all the action. Restaurant choices in the stadium were a little scarce + it was mainly fast food. I do understand it's a stadium but it would be nice if there were more than 2-3 options to pick up food. Signage was very confusing especially getting out of the suite to my actual seat. My seat was a few floors down from the suite and it felt like a maze to get to my seat + many agents seemed like they were giving simple directions but it took quite a while to finally figure out the signage and area after asking 4 people.

The stadium was great. Lots of staff on hand, bathroom cleaners were present and working, bathrooms…read moreplaced conveniently, lots of places to get refreshments. I was there for a concert. Merch tables were sparse, which created crazy, long lines. The city did an awful job blocking off streets and making access to and from the stadium a nuisance. Knockoff t-shirt vendors were everywhere after the concert.

What a great addition for use by members of the Davidson / LKN fine arts Community, and patrons. A…read moresparkling, NEW, multi floor combination of classrooms, showrooms, and student work areas. But while all the work and performance centric rooms are first class, the real jewel in the complex is the Cain Center theater itself. This truely multi functional space offers "Broadway compatible" lighting, sound, print, and visual media support that runs the gamet of use from current kindergarters in a "summer camp" like setting to newly retired professional performers. For many years to come, this facility will help deliver to the greater LKN population the artistic focused support it has badly needed for so many years. Kudos to all those people who have made it happen. Thank you!

What a great addition to the LKN area! Beautiful facility and super friendly and helpful staff…read morewhen we showed up for a Lone Bellow show. Acoustics in the auditorium are great and it was so nice to see a great band without having to go into Uptown. Looking forward to many return visits.

My first haunted trail/haunted house experience and it was a scream!…read more !!Spoilers!! You aren't allowed to touch the scare actors and they're not allowed to touch you. (Rejoice!) Concessions are available but you need to get there pretty early to finish your food and drink. The event itself was great! A slide, 3D glasses and a bridge through a swirling tunnel of light, a white out room, many jump scares, chain saws galore, all culminating in a short corn maze. Amazing use of disorientation.

My sisters, niece, brother and I went to Scarrigan Farms on Halloween evening. I was visiting with…read morefamily in Davidson and saw good reviews for this specific haunted trail, so I convinced my family members to give it a try. I enjoy Halloween themed haunted houses and trails immensely and attend those types of events annually. My family and I were impressed as soon as we arrived at the location, which is both scenic and colorful with the lighted quarry accompanied along with a running waterfall. Everything is extremely well organized from the ticketing, snack bar, restrooms, and trail. I had the pleasure of speaking with a scare actor dressed as a witch while waiting to enter the trail and this person did a phenomenal job. Once my family members and I embarked on our journey via the haunted trail we were startled by all kinds of scare actors in various sets from houses, slides, psychedelic tunnels, busses, cornfields, and plenty of scare actors chasing us with chain saws. It was incredible. I can't wait to take my son with me next year!

The Charlotte Fair at ZMAX (on Bruton Smith Blvd) across the street from the Speedway was fantastic…read morethis year! I decided to get another notch on my champion's belt for auntie-of-the-year. After picking up my nephew's friends, we all headed to the fair. We went on a Saturday afternoon around 3pm. Parking wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. After I unloaded my car filled with 13-year-olds, we walked a very short distance to the front gate. I ordered everyone's ticket in advance online, so after their wristbands were put on, we breezed right in. The rides were super fun and appeared to be similar to Carowinds rides...meaning they were more sturdy than the average small-fair ride. There were lots of games, prizes, eating options, and a performance area. This fair left nothing on the table. It was worth the price. We will surely return next year!

I went to the Charlotte Fair with my mom, sister, and my friends in March 2026, and I got to say,…read moreit was great! We started out at easy parking, we checked in, then we went on some rides, like the zero gravity rides, the one that go upside down, and a lot more! Until we rode this ride that was themed to a taxi, as soon as the ride started, it was fast, it was so fast that I felt NAUSEOUS, I ran to find a hidden trash can so I could empty out my guts, then I felt nauseated for like 45 minutes until I felt fine again, then I went in a couple fun houses before we rode more rides, I rode the roller coaster at the park and it was FUN! After we rode the roller coaster, we got some hot dogs, and I prayed that I wouldn't get sick again, they me and my friend rode some more rides, and then it started to get dark so we head out and it was fun, I loved it and I hope I can go back soon

Yes! 5 stars over and over! Such a great family friendly place! Sweetwater has a variety of animals…read moresuch as horses, chickens, and pigs. The animals are healthy and happy. There are piles of hay left out for kids to feed the horses and also a hand washing station near the barn. There are tons of toys peppered throughout. The toy lawnmowers were a big hit with my group. There are many wagons available for anyone to use. Many picnic tables make sitting down for lunch easy. There is a shaded sandpit with rocking chairs around it for the adults to relax. There is a little stream of water for kids to play in as well. Plenty of parking and lovely staff. It was $7/adult and kids under 2 are free.

Took my son to pick strawberries and he had lots a fun there's animals on one side and the…read morestrawberry farm of the other. In the middle there's basically mud piles and fun things for kids to do. Definitely be prepared to get dirty & bring extra clothes for your child. Lots of fun.

Had a delicious dinner on prime rib Friday night in the tavern. As a discerning eater of exports,…read morethis was pretty good. Quality piece cooked right. Carver is a nice man who can season to taste and throw it on a grill for a quick sear if that's your thing. Try the Cajun blend. Yum. Family also played some pickleball on their courts. The golf course recently went through a renovation, too cold to play, heard the greens are smaller and more lumpy, and accuracy is more important on the fairways.

I'm sorry, but i would rather live in a food desert and starve than ever eat in the pub area again…read more You got a bunch of tweens in there eating on the parents dime with the inappropriate language, it was obvious the cookies were not homemade and just overall jank.

Last Saturday was the 10th year of the Stanly County Winter Wine Festival in downtown Albemarle…read more The wine festival is held at the Market Station, rain or shine! As it is in the winter, they put tarps/screens whatever they are called down the side of the building to prevent any bad weather coming in, as well as use heaters through out. As it was cold and rainy this past Saturday, it took me a little bit to warm up when I got there. What you need to know: 1. Usually around 15 or so NC wineries attend the event - lots of wine to drink! 2. Bring a bottle of water. I wish we had as you just go from one table to the next to drink away! And it would have been nice to have something to cleanse the palet. 3. Speaking of cleansing the palet. Bring crackers. I think I saw only one or two tables selling crackers/cheese type snacks, but we never went to those tables. Would have been nice to have little small crackers that you see when you go to wineries for a tasting. Only one winery had that at their table. 4. We wish we had also brought one of our own cups/water bottles. Again, when you go tasting at a winery, they usually have something to pour unwanted wine out. None of the wineries had this and some of these places did not have good wines. 5. If you have a wine that you like, go ahead and purchase it. They have a place you can pick up all your wine you bought at the end. We did not do this as we wanted to evaluate the wines along the way - as one winery might do a muscadine wine better than the other. The bad thing about this, is we went back and some of the wineries had already run out of what we wanted to purchase. It wasn't just one winery, but a couple. So some came unprepared with the amount that was going to be bought, at least this year. Luckily, one of the wineries that had sold out of what we wanted, was only 5 minutes away, so we stopped by on the way home. Overall it was a fantastic time and you can drink a lot of wine in a short amount of time. Some of the wineries are generous with the pours and some are not. We left with a great amount of wine, and really could have bought a lot more as these NC wineries produce a lot of great wine! Just had to start getting reasonable with our purchases. :)