Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)
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Freedom Park is the 98 acres (396,592.3 m²) "Central Park
" of Charlotte, North Carolina
. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth
and Myers Park
neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7 acres (28,328 m²) lake, and is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the heart of Charlotte's downtown area
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The park has paved trails, tennis/volleyball courts, sport/athletic fields and playground equipment. In addition, the park includes the Charlotte Nature Museum, an urban science center that exhibits the animals and plants of the Piedmont region
. This park has a steam engine that is fenced and safety bars added over the tender but you can walk into the cab. In earlier years the train was open where kids could climb on top of it and under it. During that time period there were two fire engines old enough the had the handle crank in front for the engine.Both fire trucks had the insides and rear hose area open for kids to explore, play and learn. There was also a tank that the access hatch was welded it shut but could be climbed and played on.
Free films and musical performances in the park pavilion are featured throughout the summer. Every September Freedom Park is the site of the five-day long Festival in the Park, which annualy attracts over 100,000 visitors, and has been recognized as a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society
. Adjacent to Freedom Park is the Charlotte Nature Museum, a nature-based fun and learning center for young children operated by Discovery Place
.
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
" of Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth
Dilworth (neighborhood)
Dilworth is a neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA found south of Uptown. The neighborhood was Charlotte's first streetcar suburb and was established by Edward Dilworth Latta in the 1890s on 250 acres southwest of the original city limits. It included the Joseph Forsyth Johnson designed...
and Myers Park
Myers Park, Charlotte, North Carolina
Myers Park is an affluent neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though its boundaries originally coincided with the boundaries of the John Spring Myers farm, by 2008 the neighborhood comprised and a population of 9,809...
neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7 acres (28,328 m²) lake, and is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the heart of Charlotte's downtown area
Charlotte center city
Charlotte center city is the central area of Charlotte, North Carolina. The headquarters for the Fortune 500 companies Bank of America and Duke Energy are located here, as well as the headquarters for East Coast operations for Wells Fargo.Museums, sporting venues, shops, hotels, restaurants, and...
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The park has paved trails, tennis/volleyball courts, sport/athletic fields and playground equipment. In addition, the park includes the Charlotte Nature Museum, an urban science center that exhibits the animals and plants of the Piedmont region
Piedmont (United States)
The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...
. This park has a steam engine that is fenced and safety bars added over the tender but you can walk into the cab. In earlier years the train was open where kids could climb on top of it and under it. During that time period there were two fire engines old enough the had the handle crank in front for the engine.Both fire trucks had the insides and rear hose area open for kids to explore, play and learn. There was also a tank that the access hatch was welded it shut but could be climbed and played on.
Free films and musical performances in the park pavilion are featured throughout the summer. Every September Freedom Park is the site of the five-day long Festival in the Park, which annualy attracts over 100,000 visitors, and has been recognized as a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society
Southeast Tourism Society
"The Southeast Tourism Society" , is a non-profit membership organization promotingtourism within the 12 Southeastern member states by sharing resources, fosteringcooperation, networking, providing continuing education, cooperative...
. Adjacent to Freedom Park is the Charlotte Nature Museum, a nature-based fun and learning center for young children operated by Discovery Place
Discovery Place
Discovery Place is a science and technology museum for visitors of all ages located in the Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place brings science to life through hands-on interactive exhibits, thrilling activities and experiments, a larger-than-life IMAX Dome Theatre, and...
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