The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum is home to the USS Razorback, the longest-serving submarine in the world.  Launched in 1944 from  the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, the USS Razorback entered Tokyo Harbor in 1945 with 11 other submarines to take part in the formal surrender of Japan.  After being awarded five battle stars in the Pacific Theater during World War II and four stars during the Vietnam War, the USS Razorback was sold to the Turkish Navy in 1970 and recommissioned as the TCG Muratreis, conducting missions in the Black Sea and along the Marmara Sea coast until 2001.  The submarine was sold to the City of North Little Rock in 2004 and then transferred across the Atlantic Ocean to its final home in Arkansas.

More than just a military museum, it also offers a research library, a theater, and a large museum area. With several guided tours, AIMM focus is to commemorate America's rich naval and maritime heritage through the preservation and exhibition of historic naval vessels with an emphasis on the era of World War II through the present.

The Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial is a must see in central Arkansas. The Memorial is located in MacArthur Park, 503 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, next to the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, one block from the I-30 and 9th Street exit in Little Rock.  

The names of 461 Arkansans killed in the Korean War are listed on beautiful black granite panels.  The panels also contain interesting and informative information concerning the Korean War.  The information panels surround impressive statues of seven foot tall combat soldiers and Korean children.  The symbolism of the statues is explained on an information panel.  A unique aspect of this Memorial is the fact that most of the money for the construction of the Memorial came from the Republic of Korea to honor the veterans that fought and died for their freedom.  This is one of the most impressive Korean War Memorials in the United States.  Take time to come, see, and learn more about the Korean War; it will be time well spent.

The Central Arkansas Library System's (CALS) art program is located in the Arkansas Studies Institute (ASI), 401 President Clinton Ave. The ASI houses four art galleries, including a retail gallery, featuring the work of Arkansas artists and art related to the state. The exhibit galleries feature rotating exhibits including works from the CALS permanent collection.

EMOBA, founded in 1993, is a privately funded non-profit institution. It is the state's first black history museum dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of African-Americans in Arkansas. The changing Who's Who in Arkansas' Black History exhibit rotates each year in February. EMOBA is also home for Arkansas' scariest haunted attraction, the Haunted Cathedral, which opens each year in October. The campus is visible from I-630 and is located in the historic Quapaw District.

How do you end hunger? Heifer Village uses interactive exhibits and engaging educational programming to answer that question. Located on the campus of Heifer International, Heifer Village introduces visitors to Heifer’s innovative work providing livestock and training to families worldwide, and focuses on the sustainable, practical and cost-effective solutions to hunger and poverty. Visitors come away inspired to help Heifer build a better world. 

Historic Arkansas Museum celebrates Arkansas' cultural and material heritage with six galleries of Arkansas art and artifacts, an interactive children's gallery, orientation theater, museum store with Arkansas products and more. Take time to tour the state's oldest neighborhood, where medicine came from the herb garden and the newspaper was printed on a hand-operated press. Four original Little Rock dwellings on the museum's grounds provide the setting as expert tour guides describe life on the Arkansas frontier and costumed Living History actors portray early Arkansans. Historic Arkansas Museum is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.

The new Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Visitor Center opened in September 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of the high school's desegregation, when nine African-American students entered the school under federal troop protection. In 1957 the school became a crucial battleground in the struggle for civil rights. The nation watched as the "Little Rock Nine" attempted to enter the previously all-white school. With the help of television news, then in its infancy, the events commanded worldwide attention. Dramatic images of the conflict, along with the school's facade, seared themselves into the public's memory. Little Rock came to symbolize the federal government's commitment to eliminating separate systems of education for blacks and whites.

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, located in the historic Arsenal Building, interprets our state's military heritage and honors the contributions of Arkansas servicemen and women, at home and abroad, who served in military conflicts from the state's territorial period to the present. The Arsenal Building, a National Historic Landmark and one of Little Rock's oldest surviving structures, was built in 1840 to protect Arkansans from Indian attack. It witnessed pivotal exchanges between Federal and Confederate forces during the Civil War and later became the birthplace of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History ensures that "old soldiers never die." Instead, their sacrifice and service are preserved for future generations. 

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History announces a new exhibit focused on Arkansans who have received the nation’s highest individual military service award: the Medal of Honor. The exhibit, “By the President in the Name of Congress: Arkansas Medal of Honor Recipients,” opens to the public Friday, in advance of Veteran’s Day.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy that can be bestowed upon an individual in the Armed Services of the United States. The award recognizes action distinguished by gallantry “at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.” Established early in the Civil War, the Medal of Honor rose to prominence in American military history. Fewer than 3,500 Americans have received the award and today approximately 100 recipients survive.

The exhibit examines the 25 Arkansans whose service – above and beyond the call of duty – earned them the Medal of Honor. “Their bravery and sacrifice exemplify the rich military heritage of our state and its citizens,” says Stephan McAteer, museum director.

The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is Arkansas's state-funded museum dedicated to the story of African American life and business in Arkansas.

Located at West Ninth and Broadway Streets in Little Rock, the Cultural Center offers educational programs, exhibits, genealogy research files, hundreds of artifacts and includes the art if Isaac Scott Hathaway.  The Hathaway Collection is believed to be the largest of its kind.

Isaac Scott Hathaway, an African American artist, studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and later established the ceramic department at Branch Normal College in Pine Bluff (UAPB), and Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.  Most notably, Hathaway was the first African American artist commissioned to design a circulating coin for the United States Mint.  He created the Booker T. Washington half dollar in 1946 and the Booker T. Washington/George Washington Carver half dollar in 1951.

Imagine this: Your Motorcoach group arrives for what they think is a tour of the museum. What happens next surprises them, spooks them, but mostly entertains them! 

Enjoy an evening of murder, mayhem, and mischief, written especially for tour groups!  Step inside an    authentic pre-civil war era arsenal... one of the most haunted places in all of the Southeastern United States. As your group hears real-life ghost stories about this historic landmark you’ll find yourselves caught up in your own tale of horror. ...a murder right before your very eyes. Now, a killer is among you...try to figure out who .. or the killer just may strike again! 

By reservation only!  Groups of 25 or more.  Inside the Old Arsenal in Downtown Little Rock.

Motorcoach Group Prices 

$44.00 per person
Includes:

• Murder Mystery
• Audience Participation 
• Dinner
• Dessert
• Drink
• Tour of the Old Arsenal
• One Hour Little Rock Tour “with a Twist” prior to arrival
• Prize for Best Sleuth
• Free Driver
• Taxes and Tips

Or $39.00 per person:
Same as above, only without the One Hour Little Rock Tour “with a Twist”

At the Museum of Discovery, Arkansas' museum of science and history, you can explore the wonders of nature, science, technology and history. Build a robot at the Tech Lab, create crafts at the Imagination Station, learn about Arkansas' rich Native American history, discover the principles of light, electricity, and magnetism, explore the major parts of the body in the Health Hall or learn about forestry through Worlds of the Forest.  Electric shows available on weekends. Changing national traveling exhibits make each visit a new experience! Birthday parties, summer camps, and group rates available.

The historic Old State House opened in 1833, serving as Arkansas' first state capitol building until 1911. This Greek Revival-style structure may be most recognized as the backdrop for Bill Clinton's bids for the Presidency in 1992 and 1996. Today, the building houses a museum of Arkansas history. Permanent exhibits include: Pillars of Power, exploring the history of the Old State House; Arkansas' First Families, featuring 30 Arkansas First Ladies' gowns; Grandmother's Cottage, a hands-on children's exhibit; the Arkansas Wilderness gallery and the 1836 and 1885 House of Representatives chambers. 

Guided tours are available seven days a week. Reservations are required for group tours. The Old State House is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is designated a National Historic Landmark.