51 Unexpected Things to Do in Little Rock
On Tuesday, May 4, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau turned 51! We had hoped to celebrate our big 5-0 in 2020, but…well, you know…Hey, now we’re back with 51 unexpected activities to do around town. These are a few hidden gems we’ve gotten to experience over the past 51 years. We encourage you to do the same!
1. Visit a restaurant where a different language is more common than English
2. Visit a restaurant representing a country you’d have trouble finding on a map
3. Take a tour of the Treasury Office safe
4. Float Fourche Creek
5. Grab lunch from a new food truck
6. Attend a Little Rock Rangers game at War Memorial Stadium
7. Visit the Alligator feeding at Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center
8. Shop at the Hillcrest Farmer's Market
9. Drink a beer at Stone's Throw Brewing
10. Climb the trails at Rattlesnake Ridge
11. Camp on the floating platform on the Little Maumelle River
12. Take a behind the scenes tour at the Little Rock Zoo
13. Stand in the Oval Office at the Clinton Presidential Library
14. Eat the Buffalo Ribs at Lassis Inn
15. Shred on the mountain biking trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park
16. Take a sunset kayak tour with Rock Town River Outfitters
17. Shop domestic at Domestic, Domestic
18. Say hi to the goats at Heifer’s urban farm
19. Walk the five walkable bridges that cross the Arkansas River
20. Take in the view of downtown from Knoop Park
21. Learn about endangered glades at the Audubon Center
22. Tour the U.S.S. Razorback and the Hoga at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
23. Walk through the H.U. Lee International Garden and Gate
24. Tour Dreamland Ballroom
25. Take a selfie on one of downtown’s Barrel bridges
26. Eat ribs at H.B.'s Bar B. Q.
27. View the African Art collection at Philander Smith College
28. Learn about Native American history at UA Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center
29. Visit the Anne Frank Tree
30. Learn about foliage at the Wildwood Park for the Arts’ arboretum
31. Take your dog to the Bark Bar
32. See the Tiffany & Co. ceilings at the Pulaski County Court House and City Hall
33. Win (or lose!) Bottle Toss at Midtown Billiards
34. Attend Movies in the Park
35. See the world’s largest musical Tesla coil at the Museum of Discovery
36. Meet a historic Little Rock resident at Historic Arkansas Museum
37. Learn about women’s history at the ESSE Purse Museum
38. Sail on Lake Maumelle
39. See the Sister City statue at MacArthur Park
40. Cool off in the splash pads at Riverfront Park
41. See where General Douglas MacArthur was born at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
42. Buy Black American art at Pyramid Books and Gifts
43. Sit on the Little Rock Central High School bus stop
44. Eat the churros at El Torito Mexican Bakery
45. Attend the Greek Food Festival
46. Take flying lessons with Central Flying Service
47. Take a cooking class at UAPTC Culinary Institute
48. Tour the Arkansas Governor's Mansion
49. Learn about local artists at M2 Gallery
50. Attend a concert at South on Main
51. Share a photo of yourself being Big on Little Rock.
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