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Fort Wild

An outdoor exhibition that encourages imaginative play in a creative environment

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Creature Cavern

Go nose-to-nose with opossums, turtles, snakes and more

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Insect Alley

Check out our live collection of insects and arthropods

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June 01, 2022

Discovery Place, Inc. Filming and Photography Policy

Discovery Place, Inc. Filming and Photography Policy

April 22, 2022

Design Plans Unveiled for New Discovery Place Nature

Design Plans Unveiled for New Discovery Place Nature | Design team led by Liollio Architecture and Charlotte native Walter Hood’s Hood Design Studio

August 24, 2021

Pluto Demotion Day

15 years ago, on August 24, 2006, a controversial decision came out of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto would no longer be a planet.