Museums

     Notes:        

• IAAPA - International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions 
• AAM - American Association of Museums 
• ASTC - Association of Science-Technology Centers (may offer free admittance to members of participating museums) - list of members

 

• Eureka Springs

  • Gallery Mint Museum - a private mint, whose mission is to build a permanent museum showing the evolution of coin-making technology from ancient Greece through the Industrial Revolution

   

• Fayetteville

  • Arkansas Air Museum

   

• Fort Smith

  • Fort Smith Trolley Museum - museum of trolleys and supporting equipment and historical items

   

• Hot Springs

  • Hot Springs National Park Visitors Center & Museum - incorporates the restored Fordyce Bathhouse

  • Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum - experience the timeless fascination of a journey into the past through the Seven Magic Worlds of Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum - 250 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR  71901 - 501-623-5836

  • Mid-America Science Museum - a world of discovery where interactive exhibits let you experiment with science and nature

  • Museum Of Hot Springs - A 10,000 square foot complete history of life in Hot Springs from 1850 to 1950 - 201 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR - 501-624-5545

  • Tiny Town - world's greatest indoor mechanical display - 374 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901 - 501-624-4742

   

• Jonesboro

  • Arkansas State University Museum - goal is to preserve, increase, and disseminate knowledge of the natural and cultural history and prehistory of Arkansas and the world in order to support the university mission of teaching, research and service

   

• Leslie

  • Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum - goal is to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Leslie and the surrounding North Central Arkansas area

   

• Little Rock

  • Aerospace Education Center - features an IMAX theater, educational exhibits and workshops, the Right Stuff gift shop, public library

    • IMAX Theater

  • Arkansas Arts Center - features museum, center for visual and performing arts, children's theatre, traveling exhibits, and classes

  • Arkansas Museum Of Discovery - explore science and technology, history, health, nature, world cultures

   

• Piggott

  • Arkansas State University's Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center - designed to contribute to the regional, national and global understanding of the 1920s and 1930s eras by focusing on the internationally connected Pfeiffer family of Piggott, Arkansas and their son-in-law, Ernest Hemingway

 

• Rogers

  • Daisy Airgun Museum - history of the airgun and Daisy