Marshall Park, Charlotte

Name: Marshall Park
Address: 800 East Third Street, Charlotte, 28204, United States

#45 among attractions in Charlotte

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Marshall Park is a five and a half acre urban park at 800 East Third Street in the Second Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a large fountain and a lake, an amphitheater, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and a Holocaust memorial monument. The park contains large open grassy areas with an unobstructed view of the Charlotte skyline. The Park is named for James B. Marshall, Sr. a former Charlotte city manager. Now owned by Mecklenburg County, the park is part of 17 acres of land the county is looking to sell to a developer. Under a 2018 agreement, Marshall Park would be replaced with a smaller 1.6 acre park. ()

Created: 1973Elevation: 679 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°13'9"N, 80°50'20"W

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800 East Third StreetSecond WardCharlotte 28204 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Spectrum Center, Truist Field, Bank of America Stadium, Harvey B. Gantt Center.

0.4 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Spectrum Center, Charlotte
11 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.
0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Truist Field, Charlotte
22 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
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
24 min walk • Bank of America Stadium is a 74,867-seat football stadium located on 33 acres in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
0.6 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte
16 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.
0.6 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte
16 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.
~1780 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum
NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte
9 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.
0.5 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
One Wells Fargo Center, Charlotte
12 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.
0.6 miNW
Park, Outdoor activities
The Green, Charlotte
15 min walk • The Green is a one and a half acre park at 400 South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. At one end of this so-called pocket park are the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art; at the other end is the Charlotte Convention Center.
0.5 miN
Children's museum, Museum, Performing arts
ImaginOn, Charlotte
14 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.
0.4 miE
Universities and schools
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte
12 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.
0.9 miN
Museum, Art gallery
McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte
25 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 Marshall Park?

Nearby attractions include Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Charlotte (3 min walk), East Avenue Tabernacle Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Charlotte (7 min walk), Grace A.M.E. Zion Church, Charlotte (9 min walk), NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte (9 min walk).

How to get to Marshall Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Marshall Park:

Tram

McDowell Street • Lines: Gold (6 min walk)
Davidson Street • Lines: Gold (7 min walk)

Bus

South Brevard Street at East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard • Lines: 35 (9 min walk)
Transit Center- Bay P • Lines: 1 (10 min walk)

Light rail

3rd Street/Convention Center • Lines: Blue (11 min walk)
CTC/Arena • Lines: Blue (12 min walk)