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Arkansas Museums

Bauxite Museum
PO Box 242, Bauxite, AR 72011. Off I-30, 20 miles south of Little Rock between Benton and Bryant. Historical mining museum, mineral displays. Volunteer staff. Free admission, but write to schedule a visit.

 
Hampson Museum State Park
PO Box 156, Wilson, AR 72395, (870) 655-8622. Administered by the State of Arkansas. Artifacts from the Nodena site, a Late Mississippi Period culture
 

KA-DO-HA Trading Post
PO Box 669, Murfreesboro, AR 71938. Privately owned display of Caddo artifacts and mound builders culture. Open 9 AM -5 PM September-May, 9 AM - 6 PM June-August.

 

Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center
P O Box 66, 1071 Heritage Park, Piggott, AR  72454  Built in 1933, the beautiful Tudor Revival House incorporates the simplicity and high style of the era. The house sits as the centerpiece of 11 acres of grounds and gardens, yet it blends into the landscape as if each were a part of the other. The interior design of the house is somewhat reminiscent of a Frank Lloyd Wright house, in that it is functional, yet beautiful.  Open Tuesday - Friday 9AM-4PM; Saturday 11AM-4PM; Groups of 10 or more by appointment only

 

Parkin Archaeological State Park
PO Box 1110, Parkin, AR 72373, (870) 755-2550. At the junction of US 64 and State Road 184. Managed by the Arkansas State Parks and Arkansas Archaeological Survey as a research station, museum, and interpretive center for a Mississippi village (A.D. 1000-1550) visited by Hernando de Soto in 1541.
 

Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park
490 Toltec Mounds Road, Scott, AR 72142, (501) 961-9442. Managed by the Arkansas State Parks and Arkansas Archaeological Survey. Visitor Center, A/V theater, research laboratory
 

University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville Campus, 72701

Fossil and mineral displays.

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