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Advice from travel expert Courtney Scott
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- Date Sep 4, 2012
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The Democratic National Convention expected to bring in 35000.
People to the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
And if you -- one of the ones making the trip we wanna help you out without itinerary here with some tips on what to do our travel expert and senior editor of travelocity.
Courtney Scott -- Courtney aria yeah and great nice to -- you -- if folks are going down for the convention and they get a little tired of politics they wanna take a break.
This is home to the world's largest me and me.
Eight Whitewater rafting adventure it is only thirty minutes outside of Shalit is the US national Whitewater center.
The main event it's Whitewater rafting on this incredible man made river but.
Have fun doesn't stop there.
Kayaking you can does -- lining their adventure course says.
Really I should I I recommend taking that 54 dollar also four -- pass you can take advantage of all these incredible landed Waterston OK and if you're taking your kids down there which gets 44 dollars for the kids as well -- I if you do watching FOX & Friends home to NASCAR hall of fame that's where they're doing their broadcast this week yes exactly can go to Charlotte you have to do something NASCAR related -- -- -- the perfect place to.
Over fifty interactive experiences for all age is.
So whether you're traveling -- and -- history -- you'll really enjoy getting it inside look at the world of NASCAR McCain at 1895 per adult 1195 for the kids.
And tickets are still available for Friday Saturday and Sunday exactly yet.
What about the seventh street public market nothing -- -- appetite exactly the -- public packet it's more than just a mark it's a gathering place.
-- really -- hangout in uptown neighborhood of Charlotte.
Ten food vendors ranging from.
Best things to vegetables.
Our team all copied the cupcake very even and -- pizza is anime favorite places just open.
Organic natural pizzeria.
Hold the contrast -- that's -- bulls really -- and healthy.
I in here in New York we enjoy Central Park and I understand Charlotte has it -- Central Park it does have freedom park is hailed as a central park at Charlotte.
And rightly celebrated 98 acres -- lush greenery centered around this seven acre lake.
At a park is also part of the Greenway system so if you loved running jogging.
Rollerblading you have all of -- held at your disposal there in the park and it's next to the nature -- nature museum discovery place I grew up in South Carolina we always went to discovery place -- and the kids really love -- to me absolutely in the mint museum T gonna check out -- out.
And then lastly we have the bike tour.
I mean one of my favorite ways to see a city it's really -- bike and Charlotte happens to be a very bike friendly city.
So I started and see bike -- -- -- upper range of tourists from 35 dollars and 75 dollars or something for every but budget.
I did the southern food -- are a -- -- retard.
And really it's a great way to see the architecture history food and really the place of light -- Charlotte if you've never -- and it's such a pretty city the mayor there has done such a great job it kids.
Right thanks so much good to see you Courtney.