Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont is a popular place close to the Charlotte Metropolitan Area .
Other places of interest in the Charlotte suburbs include the Schiele Museum ( in Gastonia ) , Carowinds Theme Park ( in Mecklenburg County , NC and York County , SC ) , Charlotte Motor Speedway ( in Concord ) , the Carolina Raptor Center ( in Huntersville ) , Latta Plantation ( in Huntersville ) , Brattonsville Historic District ( in McConnells ) , the North Carolina Transportation Museum ( in Spencer ) , Fort Dobbs historical site ( in Statesville ) , Catawba County Firefighters Museum ( in Conover ) , the Arts & Science Center of Catawba Valley/Millholland Planetarium ( in Hickory ) the Museum Of York County ( in Rock Hill ) , James K. Polk historical site ( in Pineville ) , the Catawba Cultural Center ( in York County ) , the Museum Of The Waxhaws ( in Waxhaw ) , Glencairn Gardens ( in Rock Hill ) , and the Reed Gold Mine ( in Locust ) .
Charlotte metropolitan area