Attractions

Find Exciting Things to Do in Arkansas

Arkansas is a unique tapestry of mountains, plains and fertile delta. Our history and heritage is part Western frontier, part Ozark pioneer and part Old South. Whether you choose to spend your time enjoying contemporary cityscapes or outdoor recreation that takes full advantage of The Natural State's abundant resources, we'll do our best to make you feel at home on your Arkansas vacation.

Choose your own adventure! Hunt or fish, shop for antiques, dig for diamonds, search for wildlife, peruse art - Arkansas attractions offer something for everyone.

Oakland Cemetery

Restored historic cemetery is final resting place of over 250 marked graves of Confederate soldiers; Rev. Porter Clay, brother of orator Henry Clay; and other prominent South Arkansas pioneers; The first known grave bears a monument reading, “First...

Mammoth Spring State Park

The Ozarks

A National Natural Landmark, Mammoth Spring is one of the world’s largest springs with nine million gallons of water flowing hourly. It forms a 10-acre lake then runs southward as the Spring River, a famous Ozark trout and float stream. Remnants of a...

Eureka Springs Historical Museum

The Ozarks

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum is located in the heart of the historic district at 95 S. Main Street in the restored 1889 Calif Building. We function as a museum and visitors center. Featuring exhibit spaces on two floors which showcase the...

Oaklawn Hot Springs

The Ouachitas

Oaklawn Hot Springs, located in beautiful Hot Springs, AR, has a storied history as one of the premier Thoroughbred racetracks in America and hosts live racing December-May. With a Forbes Recommended resort hotel, Arkansas' only Forbes four-star spa...

Marks' Mills Battleground State Park

Three Civil War battles took place in south central Arkansas in the spring of 1864 as part of the Union Army’s Red River Campaign. The sites of these skirmishes – Poison Springs, Marks’ Mills, and Jenkins Ferry – and the 1836 Courthouse at Historic...

Historic Arkansas Museum

Central

Territorial Arkansas is preserved in this acclaimed restoration of 19th-century Little Rock homes including the city’s oldest building, the 1827 Hinderliter Tavern. Meet characters from the past or see pioneer demonstrations on the historic grounds...

Prairie D'Ane Battlefield

The scene of heavy skirmishes April 9-12, 1864 as Southern soldiers sought to blunt the Union drive toward the Red River. Though the Confederates thought the Federal objective was to capture their capital at Washington in Hempstead County, the...

Lake Conway

Central

The largest man-made Game and Fish Commission lake in the country at 6,700 acres; popular for catfish, bream and bass fishing.

Shady Lake

A 25-acre recreation lake in the Ouachita National Forest. See detailed description under Lakes/Rivers

Crescent Hotel Ghost Tour

The Ozarks

The haunted hotel where some guests checked out and never left when you tour America's Most Haunted Hotel. Many may have heard about Michael and Theodora…and “The Ghost in the Morgue.” Other ghost tales include the Nurse…or the “Girl in the Mist”…or...