NASCAR Hall of Fame — Attraction in Charlotte

What an experience!

Wheelchair accessible? Yes! Sensory friendly? Yes! Disability friendly? Yes! Child/stroller friendly? Yes!

Me and my husband traveled from Buffalo, NY to see this place. While it was pricey, watching my husband live his childhood dream.. priceless. To start, buying tickets was confusing, then not really knowing where to start or having any clear guidance.. it was a bit confusing. 😅 but once thibgs got going, we were good! So here is my biggest suggestion: buy your tickets online ahead of time! Give yourself time to read each deal. My husband, the enthusiast, got a more pricey but worthy ticket. Me, the tag-along, got a general admin ticket. 😂 which made sense for us! But we didnt know until we were there. So do some online research to see what peaks your interest. While the general admin is "cheaper", you still get to have a fun experience! My husband's package got him a hands-on experience where he got to enjoy the live race simulator and it got us a "professional" photo. Once you pick your tickets, you'll get your photo taken and then you'll go to the left. Not the gear shop.. lol thats the end 😂 once we got going, it was everything his little heart could dream of. We started up the wheelchair friendly ramp which gives you an up close look at the cars. Once up the ramp, you'll enter an area that does suggest the use of headphones/mitts. They use an air powered machine, lots of information booths telling a story outloud, and lots of talking from the driving simulator. If you bought the package where you get to do the simulator, you'll go all the way to the back and do a "crash course" once up the ramp. Once you do that, then you're a racecar driver and can go to the live simulator! My husband is 6'2 and "husky" and he fit just fine in the car! When i say its "disability friendly", i noted a handful of staff with visible and invisible disabilities who were there to give guidance and offer a good chat about anything NASCAR related. The staff was so diverse and it was quite refreshing to see everyone is literally there for one reason- their love for NASCAR. The museum also warns people who may have auditory sensory issues to don their headphones/mitts to help with the sudden noise change which i found to be awesome. While i wont spoil the surprise, wheelchair users will never be excluded here. They've notified nearly everything for everyone. 🙂 there are lots of stairs to different levels but every "exhibit" is wheelchair/stroller friendly.

Also, grab lunch while youre there too! While its a pricey hotdog, its extremely good!

All in all- this was the best day of my husbands life! Would i go back? Probably not only considering my lack of "NASCAR experience". But would i go back for a...

My girlfriend and I squeezed the NASCAR Hall of Fame into a quick Charlotte day‑trip, figuring we’d spend maybe an hour before lunch—and that single hour turned out to be one of the most photo‑rich, unexpectedly fun stops I’ve had in a while (I’m a photographer who drags a camera everywhere)

The building itself is a beauty: brushed‑metal curves that look like a wind tunnel frozen mid‑swirl. As soon as you walk in, the lobby opens to the “Glory Road” ramp—a banked track lined with historic stock cars climbing toward the ceiling. Natural light pours through the glass wall, so even phone shots pop; with my mirrorless, every chrome bumper and retro decal just begged for close‑ups.

Ticketing took two minutes tops, and the greeter handed us a lanyard with a QR code that triggers extra videos at the exhibits—nice touch. They knew we were tight on time and flagged the can’t‑miss sections so we wouldn’t wander in circles.

The cars span seven decades, from Richard Petty’s ’67 Plymouth to modern Cup Series beasts, each angled like it’s taking a turn at Talladega. The banking is 33 degrees at the top—cool perspective shots if you kneel low with a wide lens

Upstairs, the Heritage Speedway gallery is basically NASCAR’s family scrapbook: fire‑suited mannequins, championship helmets, and Daytona trophies the size of toddlers. Lighting is museum‑soft but directional, so metallic surfaces throw gentle highlights—great for detail macros. The Hall of Honor sits in a cylinder of LED screens looping career highlights; it feels like stepping into the middle of a victory‑lane video montage.

I almost skipped the racing simulators to save time—glad I didn’t. You strap into a mock cockpit, screen wraps 180°, and force‑feedback steering makes it more legit than the average arcade. My girlfriend smoked me at Charlotte Motor Speedway and hasn’t let me forget it.

Photography notes • Tripods aren’t allowed, but monopods are fine if you stay clear of foot traffic. • Polarizing filter helps on Glory Road to cut reflections off windshields. • ISO 800–1600 covers most exhibits without blur; lighting is museum‑even. • Staff have zero issue with DSLRs—as long as you’re not blocking the path, snap away.

Bottom line Even if you’re not a die‑hard racing fan, the NASCAR Hall of Fame is worth an hour (or three) just for the visuals and hands‑on pieces. For photographers, it’s a playground of color, chrome, and vintage typography; for everyone else, it’s the perfect crash course in what makes stock‑car culture tick. We left with memory cards full, adrenaline up, and plans to come back when we can stay longer. Five...

Amazing venue for an event and terrific staff! We had our event at this venue and not only was the staff extremely helpful, but the venue itself was a perfect size for our event!

Prior to the event, we worked with Nathaniel (Nat) on the production/IT side of things to ensure our event had the appropriate signage. Not only did Nat help us with determining the layout for our event, but he event went above and beyond to help us with our logos/images to ensure we were well represented on every monitor (see images for examples of how amazing this turned out).

We also didn't realize how many options we would have for signage and event details - making our event much more official and professional plus allowing us to easily communicate the various aspects of our event (registration, open bar area, speaker panel, etc.). Our partners/sponsors also loved the fact their logos were shown on multiple screens and looked extremely professional.

The auditorium was a perfect venue for the size of audience we had and to allow intimacy while still accommodating a rather large audience. The staff during the event were also amazing, especially Kathy. She also went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed prior to the event, during the event and even after the event (even though our event went a bit longer than planned).

We also had a full sit down dinner after the panel discussion and the food was terrific. When catering to an audience of this size, the food is often poor to average quality, but the Nascar Hall Of Fame did a great job putting together a number of options that were perfect for all of our audience members, including the vegans/vegetarians. Next year, we will probably consider allowing our guests to choose between more of the available options, but the food was high quality with moist, well-seasoned chicken, quality fresh vegetables, and both a chocolate cake and cheese cake worth the calories!

Overall, we were very pleased with the event and we will definitely...