Fort Smith
Fort Smith is known for accommodating visitors with a blend of “southern hospitality” and “western openness” – anxious to share its past while yet busily planning for the future. Fort Smith is an exciting travel destination that uniquely combines the history of the wild and wooly “Old West” with the gentle charm of the antebellum “Old South". Fort Smith National Historic Site embraces the remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Commemorating a significant phase of America’s westward expansion, it stands today as a reminder of 80 turbulent years in the history of Federal Indian Policy.
Lake Fort Smith State Park, which is currently situated below the Lake Fort Smith dam, was officially closed on January 2, 2002, to make way for the enlarging of Lake Fort Smith and Lake Shepherd Springs, which are being expanded to meet additional municipal water demands in the Fort Smith area. The two will form a single reservoir that will total 1,390 surface acres.
Travel Information/Historic Restoration
Miss Laura’s Visitor Center
Historic Sites - Guided
Classic Carriage Tours
Fort Smith Air Museum
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Fort Smith Museum of History
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Clayton House
The Darby House
Vaughn-Schaap House (Art Center)
Historic Sites - Viewing Only
Belle Grove Historic District
Bonneville House
John Rogers Home
Casper Reutzel Haus
J.M. Sparks Home
Alfonso Trent House
Zachary Taylor’s Chimney
The Hangman’s House
Activities
Classic Carriage Tours
Fort Smith Trolley Bus
Miss Laura’s Players
A & M Scenic Railway
Downtown Shopping
Fort Smith Little Theatre
Grand Slam Fun Center
Interesting Sites
Fort Smith Convention Center
US National Cemetery
Oak Cemetery
Fort Chaffee
The New Theater
Lawbreakers and Peacemakers
Related Travel Information
Arkansas Travel Guide
Arkansas is the Natural State. It offers great outdoor vacation opportunities to any traveler who wants to take the path less followed. Arkansas's 50 state parks provide some of the best outdoor experiences in the country. From mountaintop hideaways with cloud-capped lodges to lakeshore cabins with cozy fireplaces to riverside campsites along the famous White River, you'll find it all in Arkansas.
Other adventurous things to do in Arkansas include rafting down the Buffalo River, swamp tours, a museum village recreating life in frontier Arkansas, a diamond mine where you'll search for "finders keepers" gems, prehistoric Native American
Conway
Situated north of Little Rock between Menifee and Gold Creek along Interstate 40, Conway is located in Faulkner County (of which it is the county seat). Just east of the Arkansas River, near Camp Robinson Wildlife Management Area and Lake Conway.
Conway Attractions
American Rose Society
Faulkner County Museum
Q-Zar
R&R Station
University Of Central Arkansas
Family Consumer Sc
Central Baptist College Bkstr
Hendrix College
Continuing Education At University Central Arkansas
Centennial Valley Golf Course
Springdale
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Arts Center of the Ozarks - theatrical productions, a visual arts gallery and concerts are part of the programs at ACO, the oldest community arts organization in Northwest Arkansas.
Walton Arts Center - offering a Broadway series of musical entertainment, as well as concerts, dramas and visual arts exhibitions, located in Fayetteville.
ATTRACTIONS
University of Arkansas Museum - containing collections of artifacts relavent to anthropology, geology, history and zoology.
Mountain Home
Mountain Home is a home of mountains, lakes, and rivers. Nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the Mountain Home Area is one of the best vacation and retirement spots in the country. The Mountain Home Area encompasses two massive lakes, three rivers, and beautiful mountain scenery, fulfilling Arkansas' motto as "The Natural State." There's not much to do there, which is why many people like to visit there. You can relax, sit back in a hottub, and enjoy nature.
Mountain Home Attractions
White River
Lake Norfork
Buffalo National River
Bull Shoals lake
Norfork River
Ozark Mountains
Eureka Springs
Tucked away in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs has been welcoming visitors for well over a century now. In the early days they came for the healing spring and its miraculous waters. Word of this curative magic spread and the little town quickly grew into one of the top resorts of the Victorian era.
One look at the mountain views, the shining lakes and the pristine rivers and you'll understand why Arkansas is called the Natural State. Boating camping, hiking, swimming and fishing in some the best trout waters in the world await you.
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