Charlotte is a major city in the state of North Carolina. Millions of visitors are drawn there each year to visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the kid-friendly Discovery Place, and the Levine Museum of the New South, which educates guests on post-Civil War history in the southern United States. Visitors to Charlotte can also get a taste of adventure at the US National Whitewater Center and a taste of the delicious at one of the many cafes and bake shops in the area serving freshly roasted coffee and homemade artisan doughnuts.