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Because of their central location, Little Rock and North Little Rock are considered the heart of Arkansas. The metropolitan area offer a varied mix of visitor attractions. The area's extensive park system provides a chance for outdoor activities and beautiful natural settings. Little Rock is a big city with small-town charm. Annual events include: Little Rock Wine & Food Celebration, Greek Food Festival, Riverfest, Wildwood Festival, and the Little Rock Summer Concert Series.

Aerospace Education Center

3301 East Roosevelt Road

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 371-0331

http://www.aerospaced.org/

The center includes an IMAX theater, a NASA-sponsered exhibit, and more.

Arkansas Arts Center

501 East 9th Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 372-4000

http://www.arkarts.com/

The Arkansas Arts Center, the state's largest cultural institution, is a museum of art and an active center for the visual and performing arts. Its program departments include the Arkansas Museum of Art, the Decorative Arts Museum, the Museum School, the Children's Theatre and State Services.

Arkansas State Fairgrounds/Barton Coliseum

2600 Howard Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 372-8347

http://www.arkfairgrounds.com/

The fairgrounds present various events and the state fair every year.

Arkansas Territorial Restoration

200 East 3rd Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 324-9351

A main center showing interpretation of the state's historical frontier period.

Brownlee House

200 E. Third St.

Little Rock, Arkansas

This house was built by Scotsman Robert Brownlee for his brother James in the 1840s.

Central High Museum and Visitor Center

2125 West 14th Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 374-1957

http://home.swbell.net/chmuseum/

The museum and center offer information of the 1957 crisis and it's history.

Children's Museum of Arkansas

1400 West Markham

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 374-6655

http://www.cmuseum.org/

This museum encourages children to do hands-on exploration.

Decorative Arts Museum

411 East 7th Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 372-4000

The art museum contains permanent and changing exhibits from Greek and Roman pottery to sculpture from the contemporary period.

Hinderliter Grog Shop

200 E. Third St.

Little Rock, Arkansas

This building was a settlement tavern, built in the late 1820s.

Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau

100 W. Markham & Main

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 376-4781 or (800) 844-4781

http://www.littlerock.com/

Find guides to the city, places to meet, and more.

Little Rock Zoo

1 Jonesboro Drive

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 666-2406

http://www.littlerockzoo.com/

The zoo has over 600 native and exotic animals on its 40 acres.

McVicar House

200 E. Third St.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Built in the 1840s, by James Vicar a prison warden and the house is furnished in its period.

Museum of Discovery

500 President Clinton Ave.

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 396-7050 or (800) 880-6475

http://www.amod.org/

Arkansas Museum of Discovery, Little Rock, Arkansas, River Market, natural science, history facility can accomadate corporate rentals.

Old State House

W. Markham and Center sts.

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 324-9685

This building is a fine example of Doric architecture and was Arkansas's first capitol building in 1836.

State Capitol

W. Capitol Ave.

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 682-5080

The capitol has a mineral display, audiovisual programs, and guided tours of its halls.

The Empress of Little Rock B&B Tour Home

2120 S. Louisiana Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 374-7966

http://www.theempress.com/

The Empress of Little Rock Small Luxury Hotel and Victorian Bed and Breakfast.

The Old State House Museum

300 West Markham

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 324-9685

http://www.oldstatehouse.com/

A multimedia museum of Arkansas history, people and culture, set in the oldest surviving state capitol west of the Mississippi River.

Villa Marre

1321 South Scott Street

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 371-0075

This restored Victorian house was built in 1881, and is known for its woodwork.

Wild River Country

6820 Crystal Hill Road

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 753-8600

http://www.wildrivercountry.com/

Arkansas' Largest Water Park located in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Willow Springs, Inc.

3903 Willow Springs Road

Little Rock, Arkansas

(501) 888-4148

http://www.willowspringswaterpark.com/

Little Rock's original water park.

Woodruff Print Shop

200 E. Third St.

Little Rock, Arkansas

This was the home of William E. Woodruff, the founder of the Arkansas Gazette.

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