Celebrating its 70th anniversary, Discovery Place is poised to announce Thursday a series of improvements – including a health laboratory and a new planetarium. “Planetariums have come back in vogue,” ...

CHARLOTTE — The future of Discovery Place Nature’s ambitious renovation project is in question after county commissioners rejected the museum’s request of an extra $20 million. The county is going to ...

CHARLOTTE — The ambitious renovation project for Discovery Place Nature will move forward, the museum told Channel 9 on Monday. Last week, Mecklenburg County Commissioners provided Discovery Place ...

Discovery Place plans to open a new museum for children in Matthews, the town announced on Tuesday. The science education-based Charlotte nonprofit made an agreement with Matthews to open a Discovery ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Discovery Place Nature museum is closing its doors to welcome in a new generation of learning. The plans are years in the making. The first nature museum in the Southeast is ...

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles designated Nov. 9 as Discovery Place Day in honor of the organization’s 75th anniversary. The popular family-friendly attraction has served generations of Carolinians over the ...

Coinciding with Earth Day celebrations this weekend, Discovery Place Nature unveiled plans Friday night for its new building, nature center and gardens in Charlotte. The 71-year-old, ...

Discovery Place is marking its 75th anniversary by touting upgrades and changes at each of its four museums in the Charlotte region, the museum announced Monday. In 1947, Discovery Place Nature, then ...

Discovery put the building up for sale after announcing in early 2018 that it would move its corporate headquarters to New York. Although there was plenty of competition to buy Silver Spring’s ...