Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame
Displays at the Pine Bluff Convention Center chronicle the careers of Arkansas stars. An animatronic Johnny Cash welcomes and guides you to the displays. One Convention Center Plaza in Pine Bluff.
     One Convention Center Plaza
     Pine Bluff, AR 71601
     (870) 536-7600
     Toll-Free: (800) 536-7600

Band Museum

Arkansas Railroad Museum
Engine 819 is the main attraction at the old Cotton Belt Shops. See rolling stock, railroad memorabilia and displays. Just off Highway 65B.
     Off U.S. 65 on E. Barraque
     Pine Bluff, AR
     870-541-1819

Back in Times Museum
A private collection of buildings, equipment, cars and other treasures from the past. Tours by chance, or appointment. Located on State Highway 114 West in Lincoln County.

Band Museum
The only museum in the country devoted to band instruments and the history of the band movement in America. Fully operational 1950s soda fountain. 423-425 Main Street in Pine Bluff.
     423-425 Main St.
     Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
     (870) 534-HORN (4676)
     870-534-4676

Pine Bluff City Mural

City of Murals
Historic Murals painted on walls in Pine Bluff's Downtown District offer a unique attraction and an opportunity to view the panoramic past of this culturally diverse river town.
     Downtown Pine Bluff
     870-536-8742

Community Theater
The Community Theater Museum is the oldest single-screen theater still operating in Arkansas. The museum shows vintage films, hosts a lecture series andhosts "Wednesday Off Main" each week.
     207 W. 2nd Ave
     Pine Bluff, AR

Grant County Museum/Heritage Village
Just off State Hwy. 46 South in Sheridan, the museum features a collection of restored buildings, an 11,000-square-foot exhibit and administration building, and displays of Grant County history.
     Highway 270 west of town
     Sheridan
     870-942-4496

Grider Field
Restored aircraft hangars, barracks, monuments, memorabilia and WWII aircraft. Just off Hwy. 65.
     Off U.S. 65, Grider Field Rd.
     Pine Bluff Municipal Airport
     870-534-4131

"Keepers of the Spirit" Exhibit
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff houses the permanent exhibit, "Keepers of the Spirit," a tribute to the legacy of former president and chancellor Dr. L.A. Davis, Sr., and AM&N College. Located in the Fine Arts Building on the UAPB campus.
     University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
     Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Center
     870-543-8236

Persistence of the Spirit Exhibit

Persistence of the Spirit
This intriguing exhibit, housed in the Fine Arts Building at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, chronicles the lives and times of African-Americans from 1803-1986 using photographs, memorabilia and video.
     University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
     Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Center
     870-543-8236

Pine Bluff / Jefferson County Historical Museum
Learn all about the colorful past of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County. Located in the Union Station and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in America. 201 E. 4th Street.
     201 E. 4th.
     Pine Bluff, AR
     870-541-5402

Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village in Rison is home to the Pioneer Crafts Festival. The village is typical of south Arkansas during the late 1880s. Many of the buildings here are listed on the National Register.
     Mockingbird Lan
     Rison, AR
     870-325-7289

Boone-Murphy-Moore House
Private Pine Bluff home was built sometime before 1861 and first located at 702 W. 2nd Ave. This home was Union Col. Powell Clayton's headquarters following the Battle of Pine Bluff in 1863.
     714 W. 4th Ave.
     Pine Bluff, AR

Dexter Harding House
Built in 1850, the restored home is now the city and region's official Tourist Information Center. Pine Street Exit off U.S. Highway 65 Pine Bluff. Open Monday-Friday.
     110 N Pine St.
     Pine Bluff, AR 71601
     (870) 536-8742

Martha Mitchell Home

First Presbyterian Church
A fine example of Williamsburg architecture, including Willet lead glass windows set in 14-carat gold.
     717 W. 32nd St
     Pine Bluff, AR

Historic Home Tours
Enjoy Pine Bluff's heritage with a historic tour of classic homes which have been restored to their near-original state.

Hudson-Grace-Pearson House
The residence of Ben Pearson, the world-famous bow hunter and archer. Built around 1830 by M.E. Hudson, this private home was the one-time home of W.P. Grace, a delegate to the 1861 Secession Convention and chairman of the committee that drew up the ordinance removing Arkansas from the Union. This home was originally a one-story structure and was altered over the years into a two-story house reflecting the details of the French Victorian style.
     716 W. Barraque
     Pine Bluff, AR

Jefferson County Courthouse

Jefferson County Courthouse
Partially burned in 1976, the courthouse was rebuilt around the center portion of the 1856 building and re-opened in 1980.

Joslyn-Carder Historic Square
Located in the heart of Star City, the square is home to a replica of the clock tower from the Lincoln County Courthouse razed in 1964. This full-scale model houses the original clockworks and stands in the center of a beautifully landscaped block. Many historic buildings surround the square.

Margland Bed and Breakfast Inns
Complex of four restored homes circa 1876-1903. Open for tours.
     703 West 2nd
     Pine Bluff, AR 71601
     (870) 536-6000
     (870) 536-7941

Martha Mitchell Home
The birthplace and later residence of the outspoken wife of former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell in the Nixon administration. Built in 1887, it's at W. 4th and Elm.
     902 West Fourth Avenue
     Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Roth-Rosenzwieg-Lambert House
Built around 1894 in the Queen Anne style architecture. At one time America's first cowboy, Broncho Billy Anderson, lived in the house with his sister, Mrs. Roth. Currently the private residence of Representative Henry (Hank) Wilkins.
     717 W. 2nd.
     Pine Bluff, AR

Trinity Episcopal Church

Trinity Episcopal Church
Completed in 1866, it's the oldest Episcopal Church in Arkansas and a classic example of pure Gothic architecture. 703 W. 3rd Ave. Pine Bluff.
     3rd & Oak Sts.
     Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Trulock-Gould-Mullis House
Built around 1875 by Marshall Trulock in Romanesque Revival style. It is distinguished by its unusual rounded entrance and three windows with their rounded tops on the second floor.
     704 W. Barraque St.
     Pine Bluff, AR

Jefferson County

Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery
For 137 years the graves of Confederate soldiers who perished from an unknown disease called "swamp fever" while encamped near present day Sulphur Springs were almost forgotten. Today the Confederate Cemetery is both an historical landmark and a showcase for Civil War enthusiasts. As many as 100 soldiers have been identified, and 65 headstones are in place.

The Battle of Pine Bluff
The Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Pine bluff was the site where Union forces under the command of Colonel Powell Clayton repulsed a Confederate attachk led by General John S. Marmaduke. Hastily erected breastworks of cotton bales prevented the recapture of the town on October 25 1863. Pine Bluff remained under Federal control the reaminder of the war.

Pine Bluff Confederate Monument
Located on the north side of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Pine Bluff.
     101 W Barraque Street
     County Courthouse
     Pine Bluff, AR 71601-0000
     Phone: (870) 541-5360

Pine Bluff Union Monument
Located on Convention Center Drive at Texas Street. 5th Kansas Calvary and 1st Indiana Calvary.

Grant County

Jenkins Ferry Historical Monument
Confederate troops attacked General Steele's Union forces at this spot on the Saline River. Park has outdoor exhibits, picnic sites, trails and a launch ramp. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the site is open to the public daily until 10:00 p.m.
     Sheridan, AR
     1-888-AT-PARKS

Cleveland County

Marks Mill
On this Civil War site, Confederate forces successfully blocked and captured a large Union supply wagon train in fierce fighting. The Confederate victory forced Union Maj. Gen Fred Steele to give up all thoughts of uniting with Union Maj. Gen Nathaniel Banks on the Red River.
     Fordyce, AR
     1-888-AT-PARKS

The Mount Elba Battlefield
On March 30, 1864, Union forces, led by Colonel Powell Clayton arrived back at Mount Elba to dismantle a Pontoon bridge they had erected earlier. His force was engaged by a strong Confederate force of Slemmon's Brigade at this historic site near Rison.
     Rison, AR
     870-225-7243