Arts & Culture
2 North B Street
479-783-8888
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Our Visitor Center, "Miss Laura's Social Club," is located inside of Fort Smith's historic downtown area and sits alongside the Arkansas River.
Out of seven "row houses" that lined Fort Smith's Old West red light district, Miss Laura's is the only ho…
15 North 2 Street
The skilled faculty and students worked together to transform this vintage bus located inside the gates of the unique pocket park known as The Park at West End during The Unexpected project in 2017.
Garrison Avenue
Located along historic downtown Fort Smith's Garrison Avenue, the below video timeline can be used in conjunction with the 12 large bronze historic plaques that tell parts of the city's story and dive deeper into our 200-year history. If you have a…
913 Garrison Avenue
VHILS is a Portuguese street artist. His internationally recognized trademark is the forming of dramatic, oversized portraits made by carving directly into outdoor walls. He has torn, drilled and blasted his way around the globe to create uncommon an…
100 South 4th Street
479-783-0205
The museum offers a collection of railcars that includes the Frisco 4003 Steam Locomotive and a working 1926 electric Birney Streetcar, which takes passengers on a 3/4 mile tour down a stretch of track between historic Garrison Avenue and the Nationa…
7020 Taylor Avenue
479-434-6774
“Hair today, gone tomorrow!" - Elvis Presley, March 25, 1958, upon being asked what he thought of giving up his famous sideburns to be inducted into the U.S. Army.
On March 24, 1958, an international rock and roll star named Elvis Presley suspended h…
18154 First Street
918-962-2062
On the long list of Oklahoma’s historical gems, the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center in Spiro has earned its place near the top. Once the seat of power during the Mississippian period (circa 800-1500 AD), the Spiro people ruled over a confederation…
505 Rogers Avenue
Belgium artist ROA is known for painting monochrome animals, typically painting rodents native to the area he is painting. Roa installed “The Mole” in his trademark black and white style during the The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015.
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812 Garrison Avenue
Belgium artist ROA is known for painting monochrome animals, typically painting rodents native to the area he is painting. His second and final peace, ROA installed "The Otter" in his trademark black and white style during The Unexpected's inaugural…
222 North 3rd Street
479-262-6020
John Drennen was one of the founders of Van Buren, Arkansas, which neighbors Fort Smith. Drennen played an important role as an Indian agent of the western frontier and oversaw the eligibility process for settlement payments for Cherokees who were re…