The Piedmonts
There is no place like home
Kannapolis Rec Park
Come to Kannapolis Rec Park, in Kannapolis, for the water slides, pools, and fun. Their pool is 120 feet long and on the deep end it is 10 feet deep and even have swimming lessons.
Badin Lake
Come to Badin Lake and watch the sunfish, catfish, and blue gill come swimming in. Badin Lake is located in Badin NC. You can do more than just fishing! You can also boat across the lake and you can even water ski!
Discovery Place
At Discovery Place in Charlotte, they have their very own grossology lab with information from diphtheria to malaria. It also has its own aquarium and living animals in their rainforest habitat along with a gift shop.
Carowinds
Carowinds, in Charlotte, is a fun and family amusement park from the NC Piedmont region. It is a thrill for the whole family with 13 roller coasters and one coming in 2015 called "Fury 325". The Fury 325 is the world's tallest and fastest giga-coaster. It rages at 325 feet tall and 95mph. The Intimidator the tallest fastest rollercoaster in the South East [for now] is 231 feet tall and 75mph.
More about the Piedmonts
Almost all the landforms in the North Carolina Piedmont region include hills, lakes, rivers, and occasionally mountains. The physical characteristics include trees, rocks, grass, and sorts of wild animals. The words "piedmont" comes from the French word meaning "foot of the mountain". The Piedmont region makes up 45% of the State. In Spring the best thing to do is go to Carowinds. In Summer the best place to go is the Kannapolis Rec Park for their pool and water slides. In Fall the best place to go is to Badin Lake for fishing and in the Winter you should go to Discovery Place.
Weather in The piedmonts
Yearly average rain fall: 44-52 inches
Yearly average snow fall: 5 inches
Average Winter temperature: 30-40 degrees
Average Summer temperature: 78-92 degrees