Unique Indoor: Charlotte, NC
If you’re looking for something different to do inside, something unique, you’ve found the right list. Charlotte, NC is full of fun indoor things to do. Here’s our list of unique ideas for things to do inside!
Acting Out Studio is an award-winning acting studio that offers birthday parties, acting classes, summer camps, and more. They have four locations in Charlotte. If you love singing, acting, and all things musical theatre, you can book a party with them. Parties cost $350, are two-hours long, and include 10 kids (all ages). Each additional child is $10 per child.
Carolina Ninja Academy (formerly Ninja Nation)
704.327.2929 | 14120 Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC
Indoor parkour, ninja gym. They offer free play passes, classes, and more.
Summer Camps: Offers summer camps for ages 5-12 years old.
Camps are from 8:30 – 3:30. Learn more on their website.
They also offer birthday parties. Read more here.
Learn why Carolina Ninja Academy is an awesome place to play indoors in our KA review!
One and only hands on interactive and mobile gem mining experience in SC! Pan for gems, stones and fossils. We come to you!
Offers walk-in and DIY art programs, art birthday parties, workshops, art classes, and summer camps.
Summer camps are half-day or full-day, with STEAM based themes.
Ages 5 – 12 are welcome
June and July Camps available
Fort Mill Summer Camp
Discovery Place Kids- Huntersville
704.286.8302 | 105 Gilead Road , Huntersville, NC
Interactive children’s museum with STEAM activities, live shows, daily events, and exhibitions. They also offer summer camps, birthday parties, and more. Their birthday party package is $13.80 per attendee and includes 20 kids and 5 adults. The package includes 1.5 hours in the party room, a t-shirt, and more. You can request a birthday party on their website.
This location is part of the Discovery Place Museums.
Summer Camps at Discovery Place Kids are available at Discovery Place Kids, with June, July, and August options. Camps are half day or full day.
Two birthday party packages are available to choose from, with “It’s Science”, “Colors in Science”, and “Gross Science” themes available.
Discovery Place Nature
704.286.8302 | 1658 Sterling Road , Charlotte, NC
*Currently closed for construction
Nature-based museum for families that offers nature exhibits, daily activities, special events, and live shows. In addition to an indoor museum, it also have an outdoor portion with nature trails.
Discovery Place Nature is part of Discovery Place Museums.
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Discovery Place Nature birthday party packages include “Insect Safari”, “Out of this World”, and “Animals of the Piedmont” themes, and are available for ages 3 – 12. Animal Encounter add-ons are available.
Extreme Ice Center
704.882.1830 | 4705 Indian Trail - Fairview Road, Indian Trail, NC
Extreme Ice Center offers public ice skating, figure skating lessons, regular skating lessons, hockey lessons, birthday parties, summer camps, and more.
Summer Camps include several hockey camps for ages 5 and older. Camps range from beginner skater to advanced.
INDOOR SKYDIVING IS REAL FLYING Experience the sensation of flying in our state-of-the-art vertical wind tunnels. Safe for all ages, experience levels, and abilities, perfect for kid’s birthday parties, corporate events, team building, and more.
Indoor skydiving, no plane required! iFLY is a skydiving simulator. They offer indoor skydiving, classes to teach you how to indoor skydive, birthday parties, and more!
Check out how it works in our full review of iFLY Indoor Skydiving in Concord, NC.
Birthday Parties: iFly offers a variety of party packages with everything from private flights to pizza, party rooms and pictures!
Inner Peaks Climbing
Inner Peaks Climbing offers two climbing gym locations near Charlotte in Matthews, NC and South End. New through advanced climbers, including kids are welcome. You’ll find youth programs and adult programs, after-school sessions, school break camps, summer camps, birthday parties, and more!
Summer Camp: 3 options based on age and experience level!
- Ages: 6-9 years old
- Full day camp: 9 am – 3 pm
- Early/late care available
- Cost: $355/week
Monster Mini Golf
Offers glow-in-the-dark monster mini golf, an arcade, laser tag, bowling, a laser maze, and VR.
The location is mostly blacklight/glow in the dark.
Birthday party packages from Monster Mini Golf are available and are recommended for ages 5 and older.
Monster Mini Golf Gastonia location: 3924 East Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia, North Carolina 28056
Monster Mini Golf Charlotte location: 230 East W.T. Harris Boulevard Suite C-4, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
Monster Mini Golf Monroe location: 108 East Sunset Drive suite 114, Monroe, North Carolina 28112
NASCAR Hall of Fame
704.654.4400 | 400 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Charlotte, NC
The NASCAR Hall of Fame is a museum for all things NASCAR. They have special events, guided tours, interactive exhibits, and much more.
The museum offers summer camps and other camps throughout the year where children learn about NASCAR, engineering, hands-on experiments, and more, for grades K – 9th grade.