Thompson Park, Charlotte

Name: Thompson Park
Address: Charlotte, United States

#85 among attractions in Charlotte

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Thompson Park is a 3.3 acre park at 1129 East 3rd Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Features of the park include a Vietnam veterans' memorial, a gazebo, and the historic St. Mary's Chapel. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs through Thompson Park. ()

Elevation: 646 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°12'59"N, 80°50'1"W

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Center City (Dilworth)Charlotte United States

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Day trips

Thompson Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spectrum Center, Truist Field, Harvey B. Gantt Center, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.

0.7 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Spectrum Center, Charlotte
18 min walk • Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Truist Field, Charlotte
31 min walk • Truist Field is a baseball stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Uptown-area stadium hosts the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the International League.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte
25 min walk • The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, formerly known as the Afro-American Cultural Center, is in Charlotte, North Carolina and named for Harvey Gantt, the city's first African-American mayor and the first African-American student at Clemson University.
1 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte
25 min walk • The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art. The modern art museum is part of the new Levine Center for the Arts in Uptown. The museum building was designed by architect Mario Botta.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte
18 min walk • The NASCAR Hall of Fame, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, honors drivers who have shown expert skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, broadcasters and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body.
0.9 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte
22 min walk • The Levine Museum of the New South, is a history museum located in Charlotte, North Carolina whose exhibits focus on life in the North Carolina Piedmont after the American Civil War.
0.8 miN
Park, Pedestrian street
First Ward Park, Charlotte
21 min walk • First Ward Park is a 4.6 acre urban park in the First Ward neighborhood of Uptown Charlotte. After a national competition to attract architects, the firm Shadley Associates was selected to build the park.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
One Wells Fargo Center, Charlotte
21 min walk • One Wells Fargo Center is a 588-foot skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the headquarters for Wells Fargo's east coast division.
0.8 miN
Children's museum, Museum, Performing arts
ImaginOn, Charlotte
20 min walk • ImaginOn: The Joe and Joan Martin Center is a collaborative venture of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and the Children's Theater of Charlotte located in Charlotte, North Carolina. This 102,000-square-foot landmark learning center opened on October 8, 2005.
~1110 ftNE
Universities and schools
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte
6 min walk • Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 50,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
1.1 miN
Museum, Art gallery
McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte
29 min walk • McColl Center is an artist residency and contemporary art space located at 721 North Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Residencies last from two months to eleven months and are available to visual artists as well as creative people in other disciplines.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Thompson Park?

Nearby attractions include East Avenue Tabernacle Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Charlotte (6 min walk), Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte (6 min walk), Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Charlotte (8 min walk), John Price Carr House, Charlotte (9 min walk).

How to get to Thompson Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Thompson Park:

Tram

CPCC Central Campus • Lines: Gold (4 min walk)
McDowell Street • Lines: Gold (9 min walk)

Bus

Transit Center- Bay V • Lines: 35 (17 min walk)
South Brevard Street at East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard • Lines: 35 (18 min walk)

Light rail

3rd Street/Convention Center • Lines: Blue (19 min walk)
CTC/Arena • Lines: Blue (19 min walk)