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  • I say there are a couple of things one should do when you're moving to a new place and want to learn about it. First, ride around on the bus (check). Second, learn a bit about the area's history/culture. And that's precisely what you can do here at this spot. The permanent exhibits include one wing for colonial-revolution era living and explain a lot about how things came to be named, the founders and whatnot (Trade and Tryon, for example). Another wing describes post revolution, Civil War/Reconstruction and both World Wars. That's a bit to cram into one small wing so it's less developed than it could be. What I imagine to be less permanent were an exhibit about the history and workings of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department (always interesting to me) and upstairs a fascinating look at church camp meetings. Now, not being southern or protestant this was a totally new thing for me to learn about. So maybe if you're local this is lame or old news, but the history and culture of camp meetings and "tents" was so interesting to me. Of course like any history museum of smaller size, there were things to be desired. If you're a "People's History" kind of person (you want to hear the voices of the oppressed or something) you probably won't be satisfied here. There's obviously mention of slavery and inequality but it isn't a dominant theme. Personally, I would have liked to see a positive representation of the growing Latino population in Charlotte (as of now the only clues are the Spanish language guides and a section on gangs in the police exhibit). But swinging back to the positive, one neat feature I think is that the "backyard" of the museum is the campus of the first or oldest house in Charlotte (I don't recall which). It includes their main home, some other buildings that were used for water storage and the like and you can take a tour of them with your cell phone. You dial a number for each house and get an audio tour. Or you can hold out for the guided tours that happen a couple of times each day. Benefits: quick historical overview, interesting grounds, and one good non-mainstream cultural exhibit. Flaws: mostly mainstream, a bit small. Overall? Yeah, I'd bring other visitors here.
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