Fort Smith
ATTRACTIONS
Amusements
Grand Slam Fun Center 5300 South Zero, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-648-8805, Visitors can participate in miniature golf, go-carts, a driving range, and batting cages for baseball and softball.
Historic Homes & Buildings
Belle Grove Historic District Downtown, 479-784-1050, 22 blocks of restored homes and buildings in the style of Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne and many more. more...
Bonneville House (circa 1860s) 318 North 7th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72913, 479-782-7854, Victorian Renaissance home filled with period antiques. more...
Casper Reutzel Haus (circa 1850) 423 North Fifthe Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, Casper Reutzal was a native of Dormstadt, Germany and owned the largest cotton shipping business on the Arkansas River. This distinctly designed home was plastered both inside and out, the home featured gun ports still visible under the porch.
Clayton House 514 North Sixth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-3000, Visit this beautiful and historic home, a wonderful example of Classic Revival Victorian architecture. more...
Darby House 311 General Darby Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, North Eighth, 479-782-3388, Boyhood home of General William O. Darby. more...
J.M. Sparks Home (circa 1887) 201 North Fourteenth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-785-2292, This National Register of Historic Places home was built by James Sparks and features the original interiors of this Romanesque-Victorian style. A popular restaurant is know housed inside the home.
John Rogers House (circa 1840's) 400 North Eighth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, This privately owned house is one of the oldest in Fort Smith. It was built by John Rogers, one of the city's founders and has been fully restored.
Miss Laura's Visitor Center 2 North B Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-8888, 800-637-1477, A renovated turn of the century brothel now acts as this city's visitor center. more...
Weidman's Old Fort Brewery (circa 1840s) 422 North Third Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-782-9898, Built by a German immigrant to supply beer to local pubs.
West Garrison Avenue Historic District Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-8888, Restaurants and antique shops are located along Garrison Avenue. This Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more...
Historic Sites & Monuments
Alfonso Trent House 1301 North Ninth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, In World War I days, this was the boyhood home of Alfonso Trent, the famed black musician and bandleader who reached his peak in the 20's and 30's.
Fort Chaffee (circa 1941) Highway 22, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-452-4554, This 72,000 acre military base was the training site for troops heading overseas during World War II, and in 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. army and began basic training here. It was also the location for the filming of the movies Biloxi Blues, and A Soldier's Story.
Fort Smith National Cemetery 522 Garland Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901, South 6th Street, 479-783-5345, Part of the original post, Fort Smith National Cemetery contains both Union and Confederate soldiers, including three generals. Some of the graves date back to 1812. more...
Fort Smith National Historic Site Third Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, Rogers, 479-783-3961, Features the remains of two frontier garrisons. more...
Oak Cemetery 1300 South Greenwood Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-784-2375, 800-637-1477, Contains the final resting place of the city's founder, Captain John Rogers. more...
Libraries & Research Centers
Fort Smith Public Library 3201 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72903, 479-783-0229 more...
Fort Smith Public Library - Dallas Street Branch 8100 Dallas Street, Fort Smith, AR 72903, 479-484-5650 more...
Fort Smith Public Library - Windsor Branch 4701 Windsor Drive, Fort Smith, AR 72904, 479-785-0405 more...
Fort Smith Public Library Miller Branch 8701 South 28th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72908, 479-646-3945 more...
Museums & Galleries
Fort Smith Air Museum 6700 McKennon Boulevard, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-8888, Visitors can view a wide variety of displays honoring the pioneer and military aviators from the area, and chronicle the history of airline service to Fort Smith. more...
Fort Smith Art Center 423 North Sixth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, Vaughn Schaap House, 479-784-2787, Includes a permanent collection and changing exhibits. more...
Fort Smith Museum of History 320 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-7841or 479-783-7848, Displays artifacts of this area's history and culture from Native Americans to the present. more...
Fort Smith Trolley Museum 100 South Fourth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-783-0205 or 479-783-1237, Ride a 1926 Birney electric streetcar and view interesting and educational exhibits at this museum. more...
Guitar Museum 17 North Tenth Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-782-3372, This museum displays guitars and other musical instruments dating from the 1900s to the present.
Patent Model Museum 400 North 8th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-782-9014, 85 working patent models from the 1830's-1836 can be found in the home of John Smith, the founding father of Fort Smith.
Tours & Cruises
Classic Carriage Tours 405 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901, 479-629-0436, A horse drawn carriage guides visitors through a variety of historic Fort Smith attractions. more...
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