ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Wild River Country
  Interstate 40 & Crystal Hill Road
  501-753-8600
  A 26 acre water them park with a variety of activities for the family including waterslides, wave pool, lazy river floats, children's area, a picnic area and snack bar. more...

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Barth-Hempfling House (circa 1886)
  507 Main Street • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  One story Victorian cottage, features curly pine woodwork and manties made of oak.  map

• Cherry Luter Estate
  521 West Scenic Drive • North Little Rock, AR 72118
  This four acre state features a two story house and two story coach house/garage in the French Eclectic style.  map

• City Hall (circa 1914)
  Third Main Street • North Little Rock, AR 72115
  The two story, Neo Classical Revival building is built on bales of cotton since quicksand was a problem in the area.

• E.O. Manees House (circa 1895)
  216 West Fourth Street • North Little Rock, AR 72119
  501-372-1436
  This home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has a walnut staircase and a fireplace mantle made of carved granite. Its walls are two bricks thick with lumber in between. more...  map

• Fort Logan H. Roots
  Exit 150 off Interstate 40
  501-257-5400
  Built in 1888 on Big Rock Mountain as a resort hotel, it is was purchased in the 1890's by the federal bovernment and is now the North Little Rock branch of the Veterans Administration Hospital.

• Howell Garner Monfee House (circa 1906)
  300 West Fourth Street • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  Two and one half story brick structure features oak flooring, three fireplaces of Arkansas marble were added in 1940.  map

• Justin Matthews House (circa 1928)
  406 Goshen Avenue • North Little Rock, AR 72116
  Concrete and steel with walls of stucco over brick, the exterior shows an international influence with its flat roof and casement windows.  map

• Lakewood Park
  Lakeshore & McCain • North Little Rock, AR 72116
  Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez also made the sculptures, dating to 1933, that decorate this park. They include a Palapa shelter, flower basket planter and hollow tree trunk shelter.

• Park Hill Fire Station & Water Company Historic
  3417 - 3421 Magnolia Street • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  Built as a joint effort of the Park Hill Water Hill Water Company and Works Progress Administration. Buildings feature field stone wall cladding and were designed in the Mediterranean style of architecture.

• Pruniski House (circa 1936)
  345 Goshen Avenue • North Little Rock, AR 72116
  One of the most modern of the pre WWII era in North Little Rock, this Monterey style structure has the appearance of a two story home bu actually consists of three stories with a patio opening off the basement.  map

• Rock Island Argenta Depot (circa 1913)
  Fourth & Hazel • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  Visit this historical depot, built in the Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean style.   map

• Saint Joseph's Home
  6800 Camp Robinson Road • North Little Rock, AR 72117
  Built by Charles R Thompson, it has 80 rooms, the interior features black veined marble floors, oak woodwork and a chapel with arched stained glass windows.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Camp Joseph T. Robinson
  6000 Fort McCalister • North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600
  501-212-5100 or 501-212-5022
  1917, and the closing days of World War I, when it was known as Camp Pike. It is one of the largest state operated training sites in the US. It is headquarters for the Arkansas National Guard and open year round for training.

• North Little Rock Post Office
  420 Main Street • North Little Rock, AR 72115
  Two story building is typical of the 1930's Georgian Revival architecture with the protico supported by three Corinthian columns.  map

• Old Mill, The
  Lakeshore Drive & Fairway Avenue
  501-758-1424, 800-643-4690
  Historic restoration of an 1880's water-powered grist mill. It was filmed for the opening scenes of the classic movie, Gone With The Wind. more...

Libraries & Research Centers

• Laman Library
  2801 Orange Street • North Little Rock, AR 72114-2296
  501-758-1720
  Offers classes lectures, book clubs, internet access, a genealogical section, meeting rooms and a children's library.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
  120 Riverfront Park Drive; P.O. Box 5757 • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  501-371-8320
  Not just a military museum, The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum features displays and programs on the impact of maritime trade, the inland waterways system, the Arkansas River, and Arkansas aquaculture. Its main exhibit includes the USS Razorback, a 311 foot stationary submarine, which earned five WWII battle stars and four stars for service during Vietnam before being decommissioned in 1970. It is also the home of the USS Hoga, which won a special citation for its rescue work during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and The Beacon of Peace and Hope. more...  map

• Arkansas National Guard Museum
  Camp Robinson • North Little Rock, AR 72118
  Historic Lloyd England Hall
  501-212-5215
  The Arkansas National Guard Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Camp Pike and Camp Robinson.  more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Burns Park
  2700 Willow • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  Exit 150 off Interstate 40
  501-758-1424
  One of the largest municipal parks in the country with 1,575 acres. Burns Park features a log cabin which was built prior to the Civil War and used as a store; a covered bridge; handicapped accessible fishing pier; camping area; 36 hole golf course; disc and miniature golf; baseball; softball; soccer; tennis; hiking trails; amusement park and more.  map

• Crestview Park (circa 1933)
  Cherry Hill and Old Main Street • North Little Rock, AR 72116
  Originally the site of a resort hotel, in the 1890's, the federal government purchased the site and constructed a military facility.

• Pugh's Mill Park (circa 1933)
  Fairway Avenue & Lakeshore Drive • North Little Rock, AR 72116
  Grist mill on the first floor dates to 1828 and the mill rocks show dates of 1823 and 1840.  map