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Arkansas, known as The Natural State, is a popular destination for outdoor adventure and Little Rock is right in the middle of the action.

As the capital city, you'll discover our great collection of picturesque parks featuring golf courses suited to all levels, a zoo, playgrounds, numerous pedestrian bridges and an amazing trails system.

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North Little Rock

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

100 Riverfront Dr., North Little Rock / 501-371-8320
Web Address: www.aimm.museum

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum is home to the USS Razorback, the longest-serving submarine in the world. More than just a military museum, it also offers a research library, a theater, and a large museum area.

Downtown

Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial

MacArthur Park, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock / 501-376-4602

The Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial is a must see in central Arkansas. The Memorial is located in MacArthur Park, next to the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.

North Little Rock

Arkansas Queen

100 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock / 501-372-5777
Web Address: www.arkansasqueen.com

See the beautiful Arkansas River from the decks of the fun-loving Arkansas Queen.

Central Arkansas

Arkansas River Trail

Along the Arkansas River, Little Rock and North Little Rock / 501-223-6404
Web Address: www.rivertrail.org

The Arkansas River Trail, allows the sister cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock to connect people, enabling them to walk or cycle while taking in some of the most spectacular views in Central Arkansas.

North Little Rock

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

3 Verizon Arena Way, North Little Rock / 501-663-4328
Web Address: www.arksportshalloffame.com

The Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame is a museum of recollections and achievements from over four decades of induction ceremonies honoring the athletic greats of Arkansas.

North Little Rock

Arkansas Travelers & Dickey-Stephens Park

Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 West Broadway Street, North Little Rock / 501-664-7559
Web Address: www.travs.com

The Arkansas Travelers enjoy one of the longest running histories of any minor league franchise, and with its new home in the state of the art Dickey-Stephens Ballpark, the history continues.

River Market Dist.

Art Along the River

Riverfront Park, Little Rock / 501-376-4781
Web Address: www.rivermarket.info

Stroll through Riverfront Park and let your mind and soul become enriched by the many works of art placed along the path to the Clinton Presidential Center.

Southwest

Audubon Nature Center

4500 Springer Blvd., Little Rock
Web Address: ar.audubon.org/

The Audubon Nature Center is acreage surrounding city-owned Fourche Creek wetlands and the unique soils and plants of Granite Mountain in adjacent Gillam Park.

Central Arkansas

Big Dam Bridge

7700 Rebsamen Park Road, Little Rock / 501-340-6800
Web Address: www.bigdambridge.com

Experience the longest pedestrian and bicycle bridge in the World, built specifically for that use. Named the Big Dam Bridge because of its massive 4,226 foot span built atop Murray Lock and Dam.

Central Arkansas

Clinton Presidential Park Bridge

Grounds of the Clinton Presidential Clinton Library, Little Rock / 501-3744-4242
Web Address: www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org

The former Rock Island Railroad Bridge, built in 1899, was renovated into a ramped pedestrian pathway to compliment President Clinton's vision for his Presidential Center - a veritable Bridge to the Future.

North Little Rock

Emrald Park Golf Course

2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock / 501-244-8500
Web Address: emeraldparkgolfacademy.com/

Emerald Park Golf Course is a 9-hole Public course conveniently located in North Little Rock.

Southwest

First Tee of Arkansas

First Tee Way, Little Rock / 501-562-4653
Web Address: www.thefirstteear.org

The center includes a 100+ acre public golf facility, featuring two nine-hole courses and one of the area’s finest practice facilities.

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Fourche Creek Wetlands

4500 Springer Blvd, Little Rock / 501-244-2229
Web Address: www.fourchecreek.org

One of the nation's largest urban wetlands, Fourche Creek drains 108,000 acres of Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Downtown

H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden

Statehouse Convention Center, #7 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock / 501-376-4781

The H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden is an oasis of Korean culture, in the heart of downtown Little Rock.

Southwest

Hindman Park

60 Brookview Dr., Little Rock / 501-565-6450
Web Address: www.littlerock.org/ParksRecreation/golfcourses/

Identified as the most challenging of Little Rock's municipal golf courses.

River Market Dist.

Junction Bridge

Riverfront Park, Little Rock
Web Address: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/junctionbridge.shtml

As an integral part of the Six Bridge skyline and riverfront development in both Little Rock and North Little Rock, the Junction Railroad Bridge for pedestrian and bicycle use, links both sides of the Arkansas River Trail.

River Market Dist.

Little Rock Civil War Marker

Riverfront Park, Little Rock

The location where the main body of Steele’s army entered Little Rock on September 11, 1863 with the 3rd Minnesota Regiment in the vanguard, crossing the river on a pontoon bridge at the approximate location of the present day Main Street Bridge.

West Little Rock

Little Rock Climbing Center

12120 Colonel Glenn Road, #7000, Little Rock / 501-227-9500
Web Address: www.littlerockclimbingcenter.com

The Little Rock Climbing Center is the premier indoor rock climbing gym in Central Arkansas.

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Little Rock National Cemetery

2523 Confederate Boulevard, Little Rock / 501-324-6401
Web Address: www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/littlerock.asp

Located in the southeast section of Little Rock, early in the Civil War, the land that is currently the national cemetery was located outside city limits and was used for Union encampments.

Midtown

Little Rock Zoo

1 Jonesboro Drive, Little Rock / 501-666-2406
Web Address: www.littlerockzoo.com

The Little Rock Zoo has long been one of Arkansas's great treasures. Don't miss the zoo's newest addition, Penguin Pointe.

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