Take the whole family, grandma and grandpa too, in a big and comfortable Ford Flex, Explorer, or Expedition on exciting outings packed with kid-friendly activities around Wadesboro, NC. Admire the historic Uptown architecture, explore nature, learn more about the world around you, and watch a live theatre performance on a historic stage.
4 Kid-Friendly Activities You Can Drive to From Wadesboro, NC
1. Take a Historic Stroll Through Historic Uptown Wadesboro
Take the kids on a historic outing to the Uptown Wadesboro business district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, to look at the Victorian, Italianate, Colonial, and Gothic Revival architecture dating back to a time when Wadesboro was a booming cotton and textile town and Anson County’s center for shopping, dining, and entertainment.
Take a closer look at the HW Little & Co. Hardware building at 109 South Greene Street, built in 1894 and still run by the same family. The town also boasts the Greek Revival Style Leavitt House, constructed in 1832 and is the oldest commercial building still in use in the county, and the 18th-century Boggan-Hammond House.
2. Explore the Outdoors in the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
The pristine Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge at 5770 Highway 52, six miles north of Wadesboro, stretches out over 8,500 acres of bottomland hardwood and pine forests along the Pee Dee River. The refuge offers sanctuary to over 10,000 waterfowl, including mallards, wood ducks, and ring-necked ducks in the fall and winter months.
Pack a picnic basket and take the family on the 3-mile paved Wildlife Drive and down 20 miles of gravel roads through the refuge to spot wildlife in the wetlands, fields, and forests. Fish in the many ponds, Brown Creek, and the Pee Dee River for largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and catfish, and paddle on the river from Griffin Road four miles downstream to the public boat ramp on Highway 109.
3. Discover the World at the Rotary Planetarium and Science Center
Learn more about science and the universe at the Rotary Planetarium and Science Center at 520 Camden Road in Wadesboro, which hosts fascinating public programs throughout the year.
Identify more than 30 animal species native to the region on a wildlife diorama, meet an assortment of critters in the Life Science Room, identify leaves and the effects of erosion in the 2,000-square-foot Lives of the Trees hands-on exhibit, and view galaxies and dying stars at the Hubble Telescope exhibit.
4. Watch a Live Theatre Performance at the Historic Ansonia Theatre
Treat the family to a night at the theatre at the historic 1925 Ansonia Theatre, once a movie and vaudeville theatre at 112 South Rutherford Street in the historic business district of Uptown Wadesboro. Today the 273-seat community theatre offers excellent live regional poetic, musical, and theatrical productions and special events for the whole family presented and sponsored by the Anson County Arts Council.
Have plenty of fun with the family around town and make memories they’ll never forget. Pop in at Beachum and Lee Ford today and look at the new 2023 models to find a spacious vehicle for fun family outings.
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