Offering many places to "hang out" in the local area, Birkdale Village is an area that combines the finest shopping, dining, and local entertainment in one central location.  In the summer, Birkdale lets visitors relax with a glass of wine and listen to the best in Jazz music.  Afterward, you can walk to Starbucks Coffee or go see a movie at the theatre.

In the quieter locations of Huntersville are historical areas such as Latta Plantation Nature Preserve.  This preserve is the county's largest green space with hiking trails, picnic shelters, a nature center, an equestrian center, boating and fishing on Mountain Island Lake.  There is also the Carolina Raptor Center which rehabilitates and releases injured birds of prey.

The Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatic Center is a fantastic place to take the kids and work out! It offers a top-of-the-line fitness center and outdoor fun park where kids can slide through tubes, spray water cannons and climb sprinkler-filled jungle gyms set inside a pool.