Education and Parking Complex was completed in 1996. In 2010, Discovery Place was significantly redeveloped, with an 18-month, $31.6 million renovation, resulting in a re-designed museum with new interactive exhibitions and state-of-the-art labs to encourage visitors to engage in real-world science problem solving. The museum has continued to grow with the expansion of the community, and the first Discovery Place Kids museum was opened in 2010 in Huntersville, North Carolina. Planned as a network of community-based children's museums, Discovery Place Kids aspires to maximize the whole child by offering imaginative environments that encourage learning through play. Through public-private partnerships, the network continues to expand with a second Discovery Place Kids opened in 2013 in Rockingham, North Carolina. Discovery Place has committed to training the region's educators to be inspired and inspiring teachers of Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. In 2014, Discovery Place Education Studio at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Development opened on the museum's uptown campus. The program is dedicated to educator professional development with a goal of advancing student and teacher attitudes and achievements in STEM. In 2016, the organization rebranded as Discovery Place, consisting of three brands: Discovery Place Science in uptown Charlotte, Discovery Place Nature in Freedom Park and Discovery Place Kids in Huntersville and Rockingham. Additionally, the organization provides professional development through the Education Studio and educational programming through its community outreach program. Discovery Place Nature Discovery Place operates Discovery Place Nature, formerly Charlotte Nature Museum, located at 1658 Sterling Road, adjacent to Freedom Park and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. The museum features interactive nature exhibits and live animal displays, including a butterfly pavilion, live species, insects and a variety of native North Carolina animals. Discovery Place Kids In Fall 2010, Discovery Place opened its first Discovery Place Kids Museum in Huntersville, North Carolina. As part of a larger vision to develop other Discovery Place Kids locations across the region, Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville aims to appeal to families with young children and offers those living in outlying suburban communities the opportunity to visit a Discovery Place museum closer to home. A $18.7 million public-private venture between Discovery Place, Inc. and the City of Huntersville, Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville aimed to offer unique, learning-through-play experiences for young children. Through unique public-private partnerships, the network continues to expand with a second Discovery Place Kids opened in 2013 in Rockingham, NC. Discovery Place also