Going to Kannapolis this weekend

[Happy29]

So my wife and I are taking the kids to Kannapolis this weekend. Going to do the Dale trail and visit all the race shops on the way back home probably going to go to Pigeon Forge and check out Dollywood. Planning on being gone about a week. Any other suggestions on things to do in those areas that include a 6 and 3 year old?

[TarHeelMan]

Re: Going to Kannapolis this weekend

Carowinds comes to mind... Especially if it's a hot day. It's an amusement park that sits on the North Carolina/South Carolina border off of I-77. I would guess it being about 45 minutes from Kannapolis. Take 85 West, then grab 77 heading south.

[Marino]

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Concord Mills is really great. Carowinds is also decent, but from where your coming from it will be a drive.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Concord Mills is one of my favorite places to go to every time I visit Charlotte.

[Happy29]

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thanks guys I checked out the web site for carowinds and they was quite expensive as I expected with an amusement park. But I thank you for the help.

[J0nnD0ugh]

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When I was 8 & my bro 7, my folks took us to Tweetsie Railroad on our way home from Tennessee. We loved it.

http://www.tweetsie.com/

[J0nnD0ugh]

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I was curious since it was 30 years since I was there & I was a kid.

Tweetie Railroad is a 2 hour drive from Kannapolis, then 3 hours from there to Pigeon Forge.

A friend here @ work told me about this place, the Fun Depot in Asheville. He took his 5 & 3 yr old graddaughters there last month.

http://www.exploreasheville.com/what...f-989f01b9210c

I remember on that trip 30 yrs ago we went into some caves in Tennessee. But I forgot wnat they were called.

[BunnyHardaway]

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thanks guys I checked out the web site for carowinds and they was quite expensive as I expected with an amusement park. But I thank you for the help.

Carowinds has a much larger collection coaster-wise than Dollywood does. Thunderhead and Tennessee Tornado (and to a lesser extent, Mystery Mine) are the only things worth riding there, whereas Carowinds has Afterburn, Nighthawk, Vortex, and a few others. However, holding off might be a good idea as they're adding a new coaster next year and it's expected to be a pretty big one.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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Don't know if they're home the weekend you'll be there but Kannapolis has a minor league baseball team formerly owned by Earnhardt, called the Intimidators. Nice ballpark, too.

And not too far up 85-North to 52 is Richard Childress Vineyards (yep, he has a winery). The Richard Childress Racing Museum is right there on the grounds too. That's probably a 20-30 minute drive from Kannapolis.

[TarHeelMan]

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Carowinds has a much larger collection coaster-wise than Dollywood does. Thunderhead and Tennessee Tornado (and to a lesser extent, Mystery Mine) are the only things worth riding there, whereas Carowinds has Afterburn, Nighthawk, Vortex, and a few others. However, holding off might be a good idea as they're adding a new coaster next year and it's expected to be a pretty big one.

Carolina Cobra is the big one now, that's being advertised on the radio stations in the Carolinas.

[Speedy]

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When I was 8 & my bro 7, my folks took us to Tweetsie Railroad on our way home from Tennessee. We loved it.

http://www.tweetsie.com/

Ahh, so many memories. This is an awesome place to go for the age group your kids are in, OP.