I-40 does not enter Little Rock but stays north
of the Arkansas River (in North Little Rock which is across the river from Little
Rock). Hence, you miss much of the Little Rock traffic. Of course, rush
hours are still rush hours with the usual traffic problems but at other
times the traffic flow is very smooth and swift.
The two primary routes (controlled access freeways) from I-40 (and North
Little Rock) into Little Rock are I-30 (I-40 exit 153-B) and I-440
(I-40 exit 159) both of which merge south of downtown Little Rock. I-30
eventually terminates in Dallas, TX.Visitors' Center
- Visitors Center - From I-40 take exit 153-B northeast of Little Rock and follow I-30, over the Arkansas River, to exit 141-A (first exit after the bridge).
Continue straight from the exit ramp which becomes Ferry Street (stay to
the right so you don't get on the on-ramp). Turn right on Capitol Avenue
(4 blocks from the exit) and the Little Rock Convention And Visitors Bureau is
in the imposing Curran Hall, an antebellum mansion which has been
completely restored at a cost of some $1.4 million. For more information
phone 1-800-844-4781 (toll free).
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Museum of Discovery - Rockets to Robots, Planes to trains (models, that is), though not called a children's museum it certainly fits the bill. They are also very involved in nature and ecology and not just ancient dinosaurs. One of the exhibits when we were there explained the food chain and the importance of 'balance of nature' and the interdependence of life.
The favorite exhibit among our crowd was their very sophisticated model railroad layout. This is not the little tiny
'TT' guage, or even the larger 'HO' gage but the 'O' gauge. Some 700 sq ft of layout including Arkansas specific scenery and models of about everything you might expect to see in reality (even airplanes). Our young companions would have been content to ignore everything else in the museum (but we didn't let them).
For more information phone 1-800-880-6475 (toll free). Web site: AMOD.
From I-40 take exit 153-B and follow I-30, over the Arkansas River, to exit 141-A (first exit after the bridge). At the end of the off-ramp turn right on AR-20 and right again on Sherman Street. Go 1 block to the end and the Museum is across Markham slightly to your left. |
