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| Name |
Location |
Region |
Area of study |
Summary |
| Altus Heritage House Museum |
Altus |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Local history |
information, original German-American State Bank, circa 19th century, with early coal mining equipment, local history |
| Arkansas Air Museum |
Fayetteville |
The Ozarks |
Aviation |
website |
| Arkansas Arts Center |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Art |
|
| Arkansas Country Doctor Museum |
Lincoln |
The Ozarks |
Medical |
website |
| Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Hall of fame - Entertainers |
information |
| Arkansas Governor's Mansion |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Historic house |
|
| Arkansas Historic Wine Museum |
Paris |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Industry - Wine making |
website |
| Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum |
North Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Maritime |
website, includes USS Razorback (SS-394) |
| Arkansas Museum of Discovery |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Science |
|
| Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources |
Smackover |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Industry - Petroleum |
Petroleum industry in Arkansas |
| Arkansas National Guard Museum |
North Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Military - National Guard |
website |
| Arkansas Post National Memorial |
Gillett |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
Commemorates key events at the site: first semi-permanent European settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley (1686); an American Revolutionary War skirmish (1783); the first territorial capital of Arkansas (1819–1821); and the American Civil War Battle of Fort Hindman (1863) |
| Arkansas Railroad Museum |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Railroad |
|
| Arkansas River Visitor Center |
Russellville |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Natural history |
website |
| Arkansas State University Museum |
Jonesboro |
Arkansas Delta |
Multiple |
website, natural history and cultural heritage |
| Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Culture |
website |
| Aviation Cadet Museum |
Eureka Springs |
The Ozarks |
Military |
website |
| Band Museum |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Music |
website, museum dedicated entirely to the history of band music and instruments, also Arkansas' oldest working soda fountain |
| Baum Gallery |
Conway |
Little Rock Central Area |
Art |
website, art gallery of University of Central Arkansas |
| Baxter County Heritage Museum |
Gassville |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| Bella Vista Historical Museum |
Bella Vista |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
information |
| Belle Museum and Chapel |
Charleston |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Local history |
website |
| Blythe's Museum |
Waldron |
Ouachita Mountains |
Multiple |
information, information, Native American artifacts, firearms, weapons |
| Bob Burns Museum |
Van Buren |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Historic house - Biography |
radio humorist, home is the museum, information, information, information |
| Boone County Heritage Museum |
Harrison |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website, operated by the Boone County Historical & Railroad Society, antique collections, pioneer life, railroad and Civil War artifacts, local history collections |
| Bradley House Museum |
Jasper |
The Ozarks |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Newton County Historical Society |
| Bud Walton Arena Razorback Sports Museum |
Fayetteville |
The Ozarks |
Sports |
information |
| Carroll County Heritage Museum |
Berryville |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website, operated by the Carroll County Historical Society |
| Central Delta Depot Museum |
Brinkley |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website, operated by the Central Delta Historical Society, showcases the importance of the Louisiana Purchase, the impact of the railroad era and the local history of the delta region |
| Central High School National Historic Site |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Historic site |
website |
| Clayton House |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Historic house |
information, Victorian Renaissance baroque mansion |
| Cleburne County Historical Society Museum |
Heber Springs |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website |
| Clinton Birthplace Museum |
Hope |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Historic house - Biographical |
website |
| Clinton House Museum |
Fayetteville |
The Ozarks |
Historic house - Biographical |
website, early home of Bill and Hillary Clinton |
| Clover Bend Museum |
Clover Bend |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website, farmstead exhibits and local history |
| Crater of Diamonds State Park |
Murfreesboro |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Geology - Gems |
Visitors can sift soil for diamonds, agate, garnet, amethyst, and other gems |
| Cross County Museum |
Wynne |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website, operated by the Cross County Historical Society |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
Bentonville |
The Ozarks |
Art |
Opening in 2010 |
| Dallas County Museum |
Fordyce |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website |
| Daisy Airgun Museum |
Rogers |
The Ozarks |
Commodity - Airguns |
website |
| Darby House |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Biographical |
information, home of World War II General William Orlando Darby |
| Delta Cultural Center |
Helena |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
|
| Delta Rivers Nature Center |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Nature center |
website |
| Drew County Historical Museum |
Monticello |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
information, information |
| Eddie Mae Herron Center |
Pocahontas |
Arkansas Delta |
African American |
website, museum, education, community, heritage and cultural center about African Americans in Randolph County |
| Ernie's Museum on Black Arkansans |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
African American |
website, also called EMOBA - The Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts Center, contributions of black Arkansans |
| Evans Museum |
Paris |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Commodity |
information, military items from past wars, dolls, Indian artifacts, and toys |
| Eureka Springs Historical Museum |
Eureka Springs |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| Fargo Agricultural School Museum |
Fargo |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
website, information, information |
| Faulkner County Museum |
Conway |
Little Rock Central Area |
Local history |
website |
| Fort Smith Art Center |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Art |
website, |
| Fort Smith Air Museum |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Aviation |
website, located at Fort Smith Regional Airport, honors pioneer and military aviators from western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma |
| Fort Smith Museum of History |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
History |
website |
| Fort Smith National Historic Site |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Fort |
|
| Fort Smith Trolley Museum |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Railroad - Trolley |
|
| Frog Fantasies Museum |
Eureka Springs |
The Ozarks |
Frogs |
website |
| Gallery Mint Museum |
Eureka Springs |
The Ozarks |
Industry |
website, information |
| Gann Museum |
Benton |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
website, information |
| Grant County Museum |
Sheridan |
Little Rock Central Area |
Local history |
website, special exhibits include the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company Museum, a Civil War Red River Expedition room, automobiles and military vehicles |
| Gravette Historical Museum |
Gravette |
The Ozarks |
History |
information |
| Hampson Archeological Museum State Park |
Wilson |
Arkansas Delta |
Archaeology |
Collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena Site |
| Headquarters House Museum |
Fayetteville |
The Ozarks |
Historic house - History |
website, 1853 period home, exhibits related to Civil War battle, operated by the Washington County Historical Society |
| Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center |
Piggott |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
Barn-studio associated with author Ernest Hemingway and the family home of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer; focus on area life and literature in the 1920s and 1930s |
| Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County |
Mount Ida |
Ouachita Mountains |
Local history |
website |
| Historic Arkansas Museum |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
|
| Historic Washington State Park |
Washington |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Open air |
Also known as Old Washington Historic State Park, over 30 historic buildings |
| Hot Springs National Park |
Hot Springs |
Ouachita Mountains |
Historic site |
website, includes Fordyce Bathhouse museum |
| Hunter-Coulter Museum |
Ashdown |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website, information |
| Jacksonport State Park |
Washington |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Multiple |
website, includes African American History Exhibit, Courthouse Museum, Mary Woods No. 2 Riverboat, freshwater pearling exhibit |
| Jacksonville Museum of Military History |
Jacksonville |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
website, includes Arkansas military history from the civil war through Iraq, with a special emphasis on Little Rock AFB, plus the Arkansas Ordnance Plant. |
| Jacob Wolf House |
Norfork |
The Ozarks |
Historic house |
website, oldest public structure in Arkansas, two story log house |
| Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum |
Hot Springs |
Ouachita Mountains |
Wax museum |
website |
| Klipsch Conference Room & Museum |
Hope |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website |
| Lakeport Plantation |
Chicot County |
Arkansas Delta |
Historic house |
website, The only remaining Arkansas Antebellum Plantation Home on the Mississippi River; owned and operated by Arkansas State University. |
| Lepanton Museum |
Lepanto |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website |
| Little Rock Central High School |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
|
| Logan County Museum |
Paris |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Local history |
information, housed in a restored jail |
| Lonoke County Museum |
Lonoke |
Little Rock Central Area |
Civil War |
website, dioramas and weapons from the Civil War |
| Lowell Historical Museum |
Lowell |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| Lower White River Museum State Park |
Des Arc |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website, river's influence on area history, industry and agriculture |
| Lum & Abner Museum & Jot 'Em Down Store |
Pine Ridge |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Media |
website, memorabilia from Lum & Abner radio show from 1903s and 1940s |
| MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Military |
|
| Mammoth Spring State Park |
Mammoth Spring |
The Ozarks |
History |
|
| Marine Corps Legacy Museum |
Harrison |
The Ozarks |
Military |
|
| Marked Tree Delta Area Museum |
Marked Tree |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
information, historical, general store and 4 room replication of the old Verser Hospital in Harrisburg, changing exhibits |
| Mark Martin Museum |
Batesville |
The Ozarks |
Automobile racing - Biography |
website, article; focuses on Mark Martin's car racing career; attached to his Ford dealership |
| McCollum-Chidester House Museum |
Camden |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Historic house |
website |
| Mena Depot Center |
Mena |
Ouachita Mountains |
History |
information, information, Brief history of Mena, also known as Kansas City/Southern Historical Railroad Museum |
| Mid-America Science Museum |
Hot Springs |
Ouachita Mountains |
Science |
website |
| Morrilton Depot Museum |
Morrilton |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
website |
| Mosaic Templars Cultural Center |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Ethnic - African American |
|
| Museum at Cabot High School |
Cabot |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
website |
| Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie |
Stuttgart |
Arkansas Delta |
Open air |
website, pioneer and farm life, agriculture, tractors, store displays, collections of antiques, duck calls and decoys, school house, fire house |
| Museum of Automobiles |
Morrilton |
Little Rock Central Area |
Transportation - Automobiles |
website |
| Museum of Chicot County Arkansas |
Lake Village |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
website |
| Museum of Earth History |
Eureka Springs |
The Ozarks |
Religious |
|
| Museum of Prehistory & History |
Russellville |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
History |
website, part of Arkansas Tech University |
| Nevada County Depot and Museum |
Prescott |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Local history |
website, exhibits include Louisiana Purchase, Indian pottery, early settlements and settlers of Nevada County, Civil War, agriculture and railroads, electric meters, and fire fighting equipment |
| New Rocky Comfort Museum |
Foreman |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website |
| Old Jail Museum |
Greenwood |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Historic site |
website |
| Old Independence Regional Museum |
Batesville |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website |
| Old State House (Little Rock) |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
Historic site |
|
| Ozark Folk Center |
Mountain View |
The Ozarks |
Living history |
|
| Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum |
Leslie |
The Ozarks |
Multiple |
website, art gallery, oral histories |
| Parkin Archeological State Park |
Parkin |
Arkansas Delta |
Archaeology |
|
| Pea Ridge Historical Museum |
Pea Ridge |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website, operated by the Pea Ridge Historical Society |
| Pea Ridge National Military Park |
Garfield |
The Ozarks |
Military |
|
| Peel Mansion Museum |
Bentonville |
The Ozarks |
Historic house |
website |
| Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Local history |
information. Formerly Pine Bluff Union Station. |
| Plantation Agriculture Museum |
Scott |
Little Rock Central Area |
Agriculture - Plantation |
website, cotton agriculture and farming life |
| Potts Inn Museum |
Pottsville |
The Ozarks |
Historic house |
information, information |
| Powhatan Historic State Park |
Powhatan |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
website |
| Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park |
Prairie Grove |
The Ozarks |
Military - Civil War |
website |
| Randolph County Heritage Museum |
Pocahontas |
Arkansas Delta |
Local history |
website, historic artifacts, folk art, archeological artifacts recovered from the site of the town of Davidsonville, Arksansas |
| Rogers Historical Museum |
Rogers |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| Saunders Memorial Museum |
Berryville |
The Ozarks |
Commodity |
information, information, firearms, knives, Victorian clothing, accessories, textiles and furniture |
| Sevier County Historical Society Museum |
De Queen |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website |
| Shiloh Museum of Ozark History |
Springdale |
The Ozarks |
History |
|
| Siloam Springs Museum |
Siloam Springs |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| South Arkansas Arts Center |
El Dorado |
Arkansas Timberlands |
Art |
website |
| Southern Tenant Farmers Museum |
Tyronza |
Arkansas Delta |
Agriculture |
website |
| Stephens Art Gallery |
Clarksville |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Art |
website, part of the Walton Fine Arts Center at the University of the Ozarks |
| St. Francis County Museum |
Forrest City |
Arkansas Delta |
History |
website |
| Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park |
Scott |
Little Rock Central Area |
Archaeology - Native American |
|
| Tontitown Historical Museum |
Tontitown |
The Ozarks |
History |
website |
| Turner Neal Museum of Natural History |
Monticello |
Arkansas Delta |
Natural history |
website, part of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, also Pomeroy Planetarium |
| Two Rivers Museum |
Ashdown |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website |
| UAM Galleries |
Monticello |
Arkansas Delta |
Art |
website, part of the University of Arkansas at Monticello |
| University Museum and Cultural Center |
Pine Bluff |
Arkansas Timberlands |
History |
website, part of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| U.S. Marshals Service National Museum |
Fort Smith |
Arkansas River Valley Region |
Military |
website, planned museum |
| Van Buren County Historical Society Museum |
Clinton |
The Ozarks |
Local history |
website |
| Wal-Mart Visitor's Center |
Bentonville |
The Ozarks |
Historic store |
information |
| White River National Wildlife Refuge |
DeWitt |
Arkansas Delta |
Natural history |
|
| William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park |
Little Rock |
Little Rock Central Area |
History |
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