Arts, Culture & History
200 North 11 Street
479-222-6186
First opened in 1929 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, the doors to the 53,000 sqft. Masonic Temple will reopen in November of 2016! Comprised of 4 stories, the building was constructed using Bedford Stone and contains t…
1100 Garrison Ave
Somewhere in the limbo between what is art and science, you will find modern architecture. Once a truly artistic endeavor, creating a thing of beauty has taken a back seat to optimum functionality and efficiency. This is the area in which Argentinean…
815 North B Street
Through her work, South African artist, Faith47, attempts to disarm the strategies of global realpolitik, in order to advance the expression of personal truth. In this way, her work is both an internal and spiritual release that speaks to the complex…
1315 S Albert Pike Ave
479-783-4147
To arrange an interior tour of the new monastery building, please call (479) 783-4147 by 5 PM and at least one day in advance.
St. Scholastica Monastery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its influence in the areas of Educa…
311 General Darby Street
479-782-3388
General William O. Darby – founder of the famed Darby's Rangers that fought in Italy during WWII and evolved into the modern day Army Rangers – grew up in this modest home. The home now serves as a heritage museum that contains personal military memo…
4999 Morgans Way
479-784-2368
Added to the Arkansas Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2001, Massard Prairie was a popular grazing grassland for Union troops and locals during the Civil War. On July 27, 1864, Confederate troops led a surprise attack against the Union sold…
400 Towson Avenue
British graffiti artist Pref merges and layers letters into his signature style, which features a distinct use of typography to create amalgamations of quippy sayings, often placing one word inside of another to give his artwork multiple readings and…
802 Garrison Avenue
Bicicleta Sem Freio unveiled “Catira” during the The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015. The Catira is a typical dance from the interior area of Brazil that is performed by ranchers and farmers. As is specific to their style, Bicicleta Sem…
22 North 13th Street
479-783-7963
The founding and initial growth of our Parish coincides with the exodus of Catholics from Ireland during the 1840s and 1850¹s. The first Irish Catholic in Fort Smith was Michael Manning, who came here to work on the construction of the fort in 1840.…
Belle Grove Historic District
479-783-8888
Comprising a 22-square block area bounded by North Fifth Street, North H Street, North Eighth Street and North C Street, the beautiful Belle Grove area was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1973. Since then, a large nu…