Fort Smith Arkansas Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Belle Grove Historic District
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 22-block Belle Grove Historic District... more...  map

• Casper Reutzel Haus (circa 1850)
  423 North 5th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  One of the oldest homes still standing in Fort Smith, the fully-restored Casper Reutzel Haus was... more...  map

• Clayton House (circa 1850's)
  514 North 6th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-3000
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this eight-room wood frame antebellum house... more...  map

• Darby House
  311 General Darby Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-782-3388
  This was the boyhood home of General William O. Darby, leader of Darby's Rangers in World War II. ... more...  map

• J.M. Sparks Home (circa 1887)
  201 North 14th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-785-2292
  Now home to Taliano's Italian Restaurant, this restored Renaissance Revival-style mansion is listed... more...  map

• Miss Laura's Visitor Center
  2 North B Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-8888
  Located in historic downtown Fort Smith, Fort Smith's Visitor Center is housed in a restored former... more...  map

• Vaughn-Schaap House, The (circa 1850's)
  423 North 6th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  Located in the Belle Grove Historic District
  One of the few remaining examples of Victorian Second Empire architecture in Fort Smith, this... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Fort Chaffee (circa 1941)
  Highway 22 • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-452-4554
  This 72,000-acre military base was the training site for thousands of troops heading overseas... more...  map

• Fort Smith National Cemetery
  522 Garland Avenue & South 6th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-5345
  Granted national status in 1867, this 22.3-acre U.S. National Cemetery contains approximately... more...  map

• Fort Smith National Historic Site
  301 Parker Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-3961 (Visitor Information)
  Commemorating the forced removal of the five southeastern tribes from their homelands to Indian... more...  map

• Oak Cemetery
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 20-acre Oak Cemetery is the final resting... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Fort Smith Public Library
  3201 Rogers Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72903
  479-783-0229
  The Fort Smith Public Library's main branch is normally open Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Fort Smith Air Museum
  6700 McKennon Boulevard • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  Fort Smith Regional Airport
  479-785-1839
  The Fort Smith Air Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the development of aviation in... more...  map

• Fort Smith Art Center
  701 Rogers Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-784-2787
  Housed in "one of the few remaining examples of Victorian Second Empire architecture in Fort... more...  map

• Fort Smith Museum of History
  320 Rogers Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-7841
  Located in the former Atkinson-Williams Building, which is listed on the National Register of... more...  map

• Fort Smith Trolley Museum
  100 South 4th Street • Fort Smith, AR 72901
  479-783-0205
  Filled with old railroad passenger cars, engines, old Fort Smith buses and other transportation... more...  map