ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Bi-State Justice Center
  100 North State Line Avenue • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-798-3000
  The only facility of its kind in the world, this center sits in two states, two cities, and two counties and houses over 20 city, county, and state law and judicial enforcement agencies for the states of Arkansas and Texas. Tours are available.  map

• Golf & Kart World and Batting Center
  329 State Line Avenue • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-793-8603
  Two exciting go-cart raceways are located at this unique amusement center that also features two beautifully designed miniature golf courses, and a number of batting cages.  map

• Scott Joplin Mural
  311 Main Street • Texarkana, TXLocated on the South Wall near the Perot Theatre
  The Scott Joplin Mural is a colorful mural which depicts the life and accomplishments of the Pulitzer Prize winning composer and area native, Scott Joplin, "King of Ragtime Composers."  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Mansion on Main (circa 1895)
  802 Main Street • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-792-1835
  A Texas State historical site, this beautiful Victorian home is filled with authentic furnishings, exquisitely designed porches and balconies, and a parquet floor. It offers five guest rooms with cable television, private baths, refrigerators and coffee makers. more...  map

• Ace of Clubs House (circa 1885)
  420 Pine Street • Texarkana, TX 75501
  903-793-4831
  Legend has it that this uniquely designed, Italianate-Victorian style was built by local lumberman and Confederate Veteran Captain James H. Draughon using his winnings from a poker game, won by the ace of clubs. All of the rooms in the house represent a specific period in history. This home is available for special events. more...  map

• Augustus Garrison Historical Home (circa 1895)
  600 Pecan Street • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-772-0449
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this Late Victorian, Queen Anne style home has gingerbread trim and is beautifully decorated with period furnishings and antiques. Weddings, showers, receptions, and meetings can be held at this magnificent home. Tours are available.  map

• Draughn-Moore House
  420 Pine St. at 5th • Texarkana, TX 71854
  903-793-4831
  This Italiante Victorian house was built in 1884, and because of its shape, with the interior floor plan consisting of a 40-foot, two-story octagonal rotunda surrounded on thre sides by octagonal rooms and on the fourth side by a retangular wing.  map

• First United Methodist Church
  400 East Sixth and Laurel • Texarkana, TX 71854
  501-772-6931
  The most impressive part of this church is the stained-glass sanctuary windows, which reflect the history of Methodism.

• Old Rialto Building (circa 1902)
  317 State Line • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-793-9201
  A recorded Texas Historic Landmark, this triangular style building resembles New York's Flatiron Building that was built in the same year as this building. It was also one of the first Texarkana buildings to have electricity.  map

• U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (circa 1933)
  500 State Line Avenue • Texarkana, TX 75504
  870-773-3381
  The only federal building in the country sited in two states and the only federal courthouse located in two circuits, the 5th and the 8th, and two districts, the Eastern District of Texas and the Western District of Arkansas, the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas features a building base of Texas pink granite and walls of Arkansas limestone.   map

• Union Station (circa 1929)
  101 West Front Street • Texarkana, TX 75501
  903-792-7191
  One of the unique features of this railroad depot is that is sits diagonally across the Arkansas-Texas State line and has entrances and exit doors in both states. Another one of the unique features is a built-in seam that allows the building to grow; for example, the station varies up to eight inches in length between the winter and summer.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Rose Hill Cemetery (circa 1874)
  100 South Lelia Street • Texarkana, TX 75501
  903-793-1028
  One of the oldest cemeteries in Texarkana, this site was founded as the city cemetery shortly after the town was established. It is the resting place for some of the city's first citizens including over 70 Confederate and three known Union soldiers.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Discovery Place Museum
  215 Pine Street • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-793-4831
  Children of all ages will enjoy looking into the past and the future while at this unique museum that includes large scale hands-on and permanent exhibits that focus on history, human perception, and science.  map

• Museum of Regional History
  219 North State Line Avenue • Texarkana, TX 75501
  903-793-4831
  Located in the oldest brick building in Texarkana, this historical museum features exhibits which tell the region's history, including agriculture, early industry, civil rights, and World War II. These examples include replicas of a Victorian parlor, an 1890's farmstead model, a kitchen, and a doctor's office. Other exhibits include pottery and tools by the Caddo Indians that lived in the area. The Wilbur Smith Research Library and Archives contains photographs, out-of-print books, letters, periodicals, and diaries. more...  map

• Regional Arts Center
  321 West 4th Street • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-792-8681
  Located in a historic 1909 building that once housed the Federal Courts for Texas, this Classical Revival-style arts center features a grand hall with a 26 foot ceiling and a copper cage elevator. The only art museum in the region, the Regional Arts Center features national touring, juried, and invitational exhibitions. more...  map

• Texarkana Historical Museum
  219 State Line Avenue at 3rd Street • Texarkana, TX 75501
  903-793-4831
  Approiately, the museum is housed in one of the oldest brick buildings in town, the Offenhauser Insurance Company building, erected in 1879 and now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Spring Lake Park
  101 Spring Lake Park Road • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-793-2018
  Popular park that features an array of attractions and activities including three covered pavilions, tennis courts, children's playgrounds, walking paths, an outdoor swimming pool, disc golf course, a baseball complex, and a soccer field.  map

Tours & Cruises

• Trail of Two Cities Tour
  819 State Line Avenue • Texarkana, TX 75504
  903-792-7191
  You'll take a tour of ten unique attractions in less than ten blocks with this tour company with the tour beginning at the Post Office and Photographer's Island. The tour includes the Perot Theatre, the Bi-State Justice Center, and the Korea/Vietnam War Memorial.  map