The Clayton House
514 North 66th Street
Special activities are planned so kids can learn about Victorian life through games and paper crafts. Kids can take a walking tour of Belle Grove historic district. Group reservations suggested.
Hours are noon - 4pm Wednesday - Saturdays and 1 - 4pm Sundays. Activities are free, but donations welcome. 479-783-3000
Fort Smith Museum of History
320 Rogers Avenue
Everyone can find something to do at the museum. See a Fort Smith history timeline, the new Turn of the 20th Century Shops of Garrison Avenue Exhibit, a replicated blacksmith and printmaker's shops, along with a reproduction of the long-gone Goldman Hotel's lobby and the way a shop in the legendary Boston Story might have looked. The museum's old-fashioned soda fountain is still the coolest place in town on a hot summer day!
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Downtown Fort Smith
Take a spin on the trolley museum's vintage 1926 streetcar, find the secret place for the trolley bell adn see how your great-grandparents got around.
Groups are welcome, with special children's rates. $2 adults, $1 children. Get tokens at the Museum of History or the trolley driver.
10am - 5pm Mondays-Saturdays
1 - 5pm Sundays
A Frisco 4003 steam locomotive and other railroad cars are on display along with their famous "house" cats. Katy's Trolley coloring book, illustrated and written by Cindy Gilmore, is on sale along with other gifts. 479-783-0205
Fort Smith National Historic Site
South 3rd & Parker Street
Visit the Federal Court of Western Arkansas where Judge Parker once laid down the law. Explore the remains of two former forts that sit atop a grass knoll overlooking Belle Pointe. Explore the jails, gallows and courtroom to earn a Junior Ranger Badge.
The site will present several free education programs this summer. Topics to be featured this summer are "Skins & Skulls," "National Trails Day," "Flag Day," "Historic Uses of Native Trees at Fort Smith" and "Traveling with Deputy U.S. Marshals."
Open daily from 9am - 5pm. 479-783-3961
The Park at West End
2nd Street & Garrison
This unusual amusement park near the river's edge is a fun way to get an aerial view of downtown Fort Smith from atop an antique Ferris Wheel. Take a spin on the hand-painted carousel then hop aboard the Nickel & Dime Diner for a good meal. A 1963 double-decker bus poses as a concession stand. The park, under new management, will now serve soft-serve ice cream treats like banana splits and milk shakes.
Friday nights will once again rock with their summer concert series. Call 479-659-0993 or 479-783-2292 for more information.
Creekmore Express Train Schedule
25 Cents
May 28-Aug 31: Wed - Sat 11am-7pm Sunday 1-6pm
Sep 6-Oct 26: Sat 11am-7pm Sunday 1-6pm
Steam Engine
Independence Day: 1-6pm
Labor Day: 1-6pm
Putt-Putt Golf at Creekmore Park
18 holes
Memorial Day - Labor Day
$2 per person/ Concessions