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| - If you're in Charlotte for business or a weekend and you appreciate crafts, woodworking, literature, American history, you should definitely check out the Mint Museum UPTOWN.
The Fairytales, Fantasy, and Fear exhibit reminds me of Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, the True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and many more children's lit classics.
In the crafts section on the 3rd floor there was a briefcase made out of clay but it really looked a leather briefcase from many years ago - that and the amazing woodwork really stood out with the crafts.
On the 4th floor I liked how different mediums where presented in period - it was a walk through history - local and US. Charlotte's Charlotte, the Paul Revere pottery, the Reflecting on Rebellion wall were a few of my favorites on that floor. There were descriptions and explanations with many of the pieces of art which I enjoyed.
The location in Uptown is excellent as is the restauarant in the museum.
One of the reflections of rebellion was those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - there were others that were also thought provoking - I really enjoyed it.
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