Arts, Culture & History
15 North 2nd Street
D*FACE is a United Kingdome (London) artist revered as one of most prolific contemporary urban artists of his generation. He has been a leading figure in urban art for well over a decade. Known for his subversive images, which involve a family of dys…
904 Garrison Avenue
British graffiti artist Pref merges and layers letters into his signature style, which features a distinct use of typography to create amalgamations of quippy sayings, often placing one word inside of another to give his artwork multiple readings and…
70 South 7th Street
Hilda Palafox (aka Poni) hails from Mexico City and gives birth to art that searches for tranquility and stoicism, curved with the consistent delicacy of femininity.
During The Unexpected project of 2019, Hilda transformed the iconic silos located at…
1401 South Greenwood Avenue
479-784-1006
Oak Cemetery is recognized as a National Historic Landmark based on over 152 years of documented history.The oldest monument, dated 1842, the same year Fort Smith was incorporated, marks the grave of Captain Gookin.
The cemetery continues to capture…
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…
6700 McKennon Blvd.
479-785-1839
In September 2002, the Fort Smith Air Museum relocated to the new Fort Smith Regional Airport Terminal when it was completed. There are now sixty-four display cases honoring pioneer and military aviators from western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Th…
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…
Ross Pendergraft Park
The Arkansas River Valley's most unique urban, open-air artisan market can be experienced every 1st Tuesday and 3rd Saturday of the month (April-November 2019) from 5 PM-9 PM at downtown Ross Pendergraft Park!
Rivervalley Artisan Market is dedicated…
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…
923 Rogers Avenue
Known for her humanoid creatures, Ana Maria's were some of the most noticeable mural installations during The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015. Her second and final installation of 2015 can be seen on Rogers Avenue, directly across from…