We are 15 minutes away from both airport and downtown Charlotte with its many restaurants and a NBA basketball and NFL (American) football team and soccer (football) team. Neighborhood has swimming and tennis courts, children playgrounds and basketball courts and miles of beautiful walkways. We are also 15 minutes away from a unique White Water Rafting Center - built for the US Olympic Whitewater team. It offers whitewater rafting, kayaking, ropes courses, mountain biking, zip lines, hiking and evening entertainment.