Attractions in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Historic Homes & Buildings

Belle Grove Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 22-block Belle Grove Historic District includes beautifully restored Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, Eastlake... more info map
Casper Reutzel Haus
423 North 5th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
One of the oldest homes still standing in Fort Smith, the fully-restored Casper Reutzel Haus was owned by Casper Reutzel, a native of Dormstadt, Germany who owned the... more info map
Clayton House 479-783-3000
514 North 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this eight-room wood frame antebellum house served for years as the family home of William Henry Harrison Clayton,... more info map
Darby House 479-782-3388
311 General Darby Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
This was the boyhood home of General William O. Darby, leader of Darby's Rangers in World War II. Some of his personal items are on display. more info map
J.M. Sparks Home 479-785-2292
201 North 14th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Now home to Taliano's Italian Restaurant, this restored Renaissance Revival-style mansion is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. All woodwork,... more info map
Miss Laura's Visitor Center 479-783-8888
2 North B Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Located in historic downtown Fort Smith, Fort Smith's Visitor Center is housed in a restored former bordello that is listed on The National Register of Historic Places. ... more info map
Vaughn-Schaap House, The
423 North 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Located in the Belle Grove Historic District
One of the few remaining examples of Victorian Second Empire architecture in Fort Smith, this restored home listed on the National Register of Historic Places contains... more info map

Historic Sites & Monuments

Fort Chaffee 479-452-4554
Highway 22, Fort Smith, AR 72901
This 72,000-acre military base was the training site for thousands of troops heading overseas during World War II. Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army and... more info map
Fort Smith National Cemetery 479-783-5345
522 Garland Avenue & South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Granted national status in 1867, this 22.3-acre U.S. National Cemetery contains approximately 13,000 graves. One of two national cemeteries in the United States that... more info map
Fort Smith National Historic Site 479-783-3961 (Visitor Information)
301 Parker Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Commemorating the forced removal of the five southeastern tribes from their homelands to Indian Territory, Fort Smith National Historic Site includes the remains of two... more info map
Oak Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 20-acre Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of U.S. Marshals, outlaws, the Founder of Fort Smith, an Arkansas... more info map

Libraries & Research Centers

Fort Smith Public Library 479-783-0229
3201 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72903
The Fort Smith Public Library's main branch is normally open Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Fridays until 6:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on... more info map

Museums & Galleries

Fort Smith Air Museum 479-785-1839
6700 McKennon Boulevard, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Fort Smith Regional Airport
The Fort Smith Air Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the development of aviation in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Its 56 display cases are... more info map
Fort Smith Art Center 479-784-2787
701 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Housed in "one of the few remaining examples of Victorian Second Empire architecture in Fort Smith," the Fort Smith Art Center has a permanent collection of contemporary... more info map
Fort Smith Museum of History 479-783-7841
320 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Located in the former Atkinson-Williams Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Fort Smith Museum of History "acquires, preserves,... more info map
Fort Smith Trolley Museum 479-783-0205
100 South 4th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Filled with old railroad passenger cars, engines, old Fort Smith buses and other transportation artifacts, the Fort Smith Trolley Museum features a working,... more info map

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