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EMOBA EMOBA, which stands for Ernie’s Museum of Black Arkansans, was created in 1993 to provide true representations about Arkansas Afro American culture and the contributions made by Afro Americans throughout the state. Ernie Dodson was a local woman who graduated from an Arkansas University and dedicated her life to black education and history. Her…

MacArthur Museum of Military History Welcome to the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, the site set aside for use to interpret the state’s military heritage! This museum features information from the territorial period to present and is located in the historic Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal within the city’s oldest municipal park….

Arkansas Repertory Theatre Located in a beautiful and historic downtown Little Rock building, your group will find the state’s largest non-profit professional theater company, the Arkansas Repertory Theater. Established in 1976, this repertory theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters and has produced over 300 productions, including 40 exciting world premieres. Now…

Arkansas Arts Center What started as an expansion of the Fine Arts Club of Arkansas in 1960 has now turned into one of the finest art museums in the state, the Arkansas Arts Center. This art museum and active center for visual and performing arts holds a world-class international collection of work, live theater, art…

Marlsgate Plantation Step back into a time when cotton was king and the Arkansas Delta was flourishing with plantation and crop business. The year is 1904 and here, near Scott, Arkansas, is the quiet and genteel atmosphere of the Marlsgate Plantation, just 14 miles southeast of Little Rock. This stately columned Greek Revival Mansion is…

Old Mill If you have seen the iconic 1939 film Gone with the Wind (and if you haven’t, you should) then you’ve already seen this next stop in Little Rock, the Old Mill in T.R. Pugh Memorial Park. This breathtakingly gorgeous mill was built in 1933, designed to look as if it was built in…

Wild River Country Welcome to the largest waterpark in the entire state of Arkansas, the Wild River Country water park. This 26-acre splash zone was opened in 1985 and serves the dedicated public every weather-appropriate day between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Within the grounds of this magnificent park, your group will find 13 attractions,…

Burns Park Burns Park is one of the largest and most comprehensive municipal parks in the entire country, sitting at 1,700 acres and featuring historic, recreational and ecologic adventures abound! Here your group will see a pre-Civil War-era log cabin, a Union Pacific caboose, a WWII tank, a gorgeous covered bridge, an accessible fishing pier,…

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Welcome to Arkansas’ very own Sports Hall of Fame, the premier sports-history-dedicated center that was established in 1958. This museum serves as a fulfillment of a dream and recollection of over four decades of highly successful induction ceremonies honoring the athletic greats of Arkansas. This particular hall of fame started…

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum opened in 2005 and has lovingly become one of central Arkansas’ best-kept secrets. Within the historic walls of this structure, your group will see an impressive focus on commemorating America’s rich naval and maritime heritage through the presentation and exhibition of historic naval vessels with an…

USS Razorback The USS Razorback is arguably the longest-serving submarine still in existence today, serving two different countries for over 53 years! The Razorback had its keel laid in 1943, launched and commissioned in 1944. This submarine is a Balao-class submarine of the Sand Lance variant, built first in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery,…