Charlotte Museum Of History

Parking is a breeze. It's a lovely structure. There is a flow to this place. We arrived about 2PM on a sweltering Friday in August. What a lucky day that for this entire month admission is free, and we were just in time for a guided tour! We viewed the grounds of Hezikiah Alexander's homestead. Our tour guide and group were all terrific. Everyone was eager to learn and respectful of the exhibition and each other. The tour lasted about an hour with great sensory experiences in the garden and it was just the right level of audience interaction. As an African American person, I was appreciative to the mention of the enslaved people who ran this massive house. The kitchen area was really interesting to me, but there were so many spider webs and bugs all around.... I was concerned. The maintenance/cleaning staff should come in there for a quick visit. At the end our tour, the guide rung a gigantic bell and explained the symbolism of the hornet for Charlotte, North Carolina. It was inspiring and quite bad a$$ery. As a British soldier beat a retreat out of town he remarked "this place is just a hornets nest of rebellion!" As an independent colony from the crown, Charlotteans have proudly sported the symbol of the hornet since then. The plight of indigenous people was very lightly addressed with a terrible exhibition of a red dress to bring awareness to missing and murdered indigenous women. They really should seek to create an exhibit more inclusive, relevant and respectful to the original inhabitants of this land. That too is the history of Charlotte.

Being a Charlotte native, this museum is awesome for new people to visit and learn abt the cities history. Even for me being a native there is still things for me to learn. The place is always clean and staff always extremely friendly.

The guided tour was a great amount of information! The property is just beautiful and the museum portion has great facts and interesting relics of the past!

I'm always amazed of the rich history of the qc hearing from locals and what I've read but I really got a history lesson when I attended an event here that consisted of lots of special exhibits for kids to enjoy and several food vendors representing several different ethnic backgrounds, BBQ, Latin, Thai, etc. Everything was delicious but there is just so much history about Charlotte in this museum I guess I have been clueless and really needed another few hours just to read up on everything that was offered here, definitely worth the visit.

Great event space and love the way the artifacts are displayed in the walls with texture elements. Came for a chocolate event and will def comeback with my kids to learn about my hometown with them.

Learned local history from the point of view of the city's oldest house (with other misc, more modern displays). Very glad it is OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK.

I attended the 3rd Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration presented by Many Journeys at the Charlotte Museum of History. This celebration had plenty of activities for kids and adults with hands-on crafts, free blood pressure/blood glucose health screenings from CMC, tours, free Hoop Dance workshops, and drum groups.There was supposed to be food from food vendors highlighting Native American ingredients and recipes, but they must have not have stayed all day. Overall, I enjoyed the attempt to bring native culture to Charlotte. Only complaint, was the lack of vendors. There were also non-native related vendors who had booths. For example, Thirty One Gifts had a table set up, and I felt this was a little out of place.Might return next year.

My husband and I are getting to know Charlotte and its history one attraction at a time. The Charlotte Museum of History was a nice way to spend an afternoon.Adult tickets are $6. They have a tour of the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite (which is the oldest surviving homesite in Mecklenburg County...you'll learn this on the tour). Make sure you sign up for the tour; it is included in your admission ticket. The tour lasts approximately 40 minutes and requires traveling a little bit of distance from the main museum building (it is wheelchair accessible). The main museum building has exhibits that help educate guests about the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community, artifacts that are being preserved, and some further history of Charlotte and the Rock House history.The grounds are tranquil. They have some picnic tables and benches along the little creek on the property. I thought it would be nice to pack a lunch and sit outside to eat during a break from the museum...maybe next time if I take my family members there. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon. It only took a couple hours to go through and I'm sure I could have sped up the process or have taken a bit longer to read through some of the exhibits. For $6 per ticket, it gives another good perspective on Charlotte.

Great location and beautiful grounds well kept around the property. Gracious host for charity events with amazing staff.

A museum without out any well almost an thing to see. Building is a massive series of hallways. Don't waste your admission money!! Instead walk on the trail bring a picnic Perhaps donate any thing of local history please.