I wasn't sure if this is open or not and what the deal is, but I arrived at a quiet time. One of…read morethe "conductors" gave me a nice tour of the museum and the repair shop which was pretty awesome to see one of the trolleys being restored. Yes, the place smells like cat pee but they have a lot of cats here and I think that's okay. And then the trolley came back to the station where I boarded, paid my "fare" and had a nice little ride around some of downtown Fort Smith. It's pretty cool and the trolley driver pointed out a few of the sites as he dinged the bell and crossed a few streets in a completely safe manner. This was pretty awesome and as a "big kid", I loved it! This was a fun time and I'm really pleased to have found this little spot. [Review 669 of 2024 - 339 in Arkansas - round number 21700 overall]

This is a free ride ( tips appreciated) and it was an absolute delight! The gentleman driving is so…read moreknowledgeable and friendly! He knew the train schedule so he was able to route your trip to get you back in time for the train! Great for kids and adults alike!

The museum sits on the bank of the Arkansas River great view of river. The museum is fairly new …read more Love the architecture very modern. When walking in very airy lots of windows. Price incredibly inexpensive. The museum provides a wealth of knowledge on history of US Marshals with interactive displays. Spent several hours there learning and interacting with staff. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the Marshals. Quaint coffee shop with local coffee. Great place to considering hosting events. Highly recommend this place

Interesting timeline and other historical facts about the US Marshall's service. Well laid out and…read morecreatively presented in visual, audio, video formats. Enjoyed it more than the Clinton Library. I recommend this museum.

Since I'm not from this area, I wouldn't know what to expect. Obviously, the early U.S. Army had a…read morefort here. They say something about defending against an Indian uprising. I could write for days about such a thing, but that takes away from the museum. The museum has a few exhibits for free in the lobby. If you want to see the rest of the first, and the second floor, it's $5.00 for adults, which isn't bad, considering the amount of information and the orderly way in which it's presented. Of course, flash photography is not wanted, as it can cause older items to deteriorate more quickly. They had early maps of the area, including a French map of the Native American Indians, which was quite informative. A handy guide to French would have made it accessible to everyone. They presented many items from the 1800s and early 1900s throughout the building, including vehicles, tools, and clothing. There were newspaper articles explaining events. I was surprised to see the creative use of typography, given the difficulty of manually assembling a page of metallic type. Along with this, they showed a couple of printing presses. On the second floor, they went into later years, up through the 1960s, and touched on subjects more likely to still be on the minds of older generations in the area. I suspect that school kids will go to the museum no matter what, but those who don't know about the history of the area should take the trip. Besides, feeding a museum in order to help preserve your history isn't a bad thing at all.

Very nicely done! We had a flight cancellation on a very rainy Saturday which led us to the…read moremuseum. Glad we went. The staff was very nice and the displays were great. Keep up the good work! Thank you!

Beautiful back country drive from Tahlaquah to this site. Staff in the VC was very friendly and…read moreknowledgeable. If it hadn't been so hot, we could have spent hours here. Nice walks and interesting exhibits. Very peaceful.

What a powerful message of uniting people, ingenuity of language development, and preservation of…read moreNative American history! The gentleman was extremely knowledgeable with fascinating facts. It is immaculately clean and professional displayed. Bathrooms are spotless and clean. It is worth the time to stop and learn the history and embrace the culture of unity, academic acceleration, and dignitary level negotiation for the sake of evolving the quality of life for the people.

Fun little find. If you're an Elvis fan or a military history buff this should be on your list…read more It's free to visit and is run by volunteers. The guy there today was so passionate about the history he shared so many details and made sure we didn't miss a thing! It's not too big so the visit is fairly quick but still fun to say you've been where Elvis got his first army haircut! The other part is also just a well curated military history museum, not just about Elvis. It covered info from WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War. The parachute wedding dress is really neat to see in person!

There were numerous displays not just the barber chairs. I asked the curator if I could just…read moreplease walk around and take in the history. She insisted on talking about everything. I asked up front because I have visited hundreds of museums all around the world; I do not like guided tours. I want to spend my time on what I want to observe and ask questions if I have them. She was totally inconsiderate of my request. Therefore I only have pictures of the chairs; after that it was just how quick I could get out of there!

This place is so fun. My kids could've spent hours here, but we only had an hour. There's something…read morefor everyone, Water play , little baby play areas, the big kids can learn how to work on an assembly line, paint zone, material building station, outside play area and more. It's definitely worth going if you're in the area!

The Amazeum is an interactive children's museum that can provide fun and learning for any age!…read moreAdmission is $14 for adults but children under 2 get in for free. We had 3 children under 2 in our group and were so pleased to find things they could enjoy at this age. They have two specific toddler play areas that are for children ages 2 and below, plus another section for children ages 6 and below. It was so nice having them play in these areas without getting overrun by bigger kids! You could easily spend all day in this museum because there are endless activities and things to see. The museum is very clean, well organized, and spacious. I can't wait to bring my daughter back in future years so she can enjoy even more aspects of the museum!

Great place to visit. They do a really great job presenting a very emotional and evocative portion…read moreof the history of the Cherokee people and the monumental injustices inflicted on them by the American government. Really enjoyed the visit.

A former classmate from high school, who happenes to be in the military, got so upset when I…read more"liked" a paper that stated US soldiers have and could again put US citizens in internment camps and we should be on guard. This classmate said the US has never locked up its own citizens and would never do such things; to say different would make me a conspiracy theorist. Errrrrr. WRONG. There's a forgotton Holocaust - an American tale. We all know about the Jewish internment camps in Germany and Poland, and the Japanese internment camps here in the USA during WWII, but how many people know of the internment camps for the people of the Five Civilizied Tribes during the 1830-40's right here in America? Unless you grew up in the south, or are part Native American, chances are, you don't know about the Trail of Tears and the death camps. Back in early April, my grandparents, now ex-husband and I drove down to Tahlequah to visit Tsa-La-Gi. It was so nice to go through the living history tour which has a replica village and then another replica town (post ancient Cherokee village) with a schoolhouse, church, etc. Because it wasn't summer and still really cold out, there weren't people cooking and playing games. Our tour guide demonstrated games, archery and a bunch of other cool stuff during the tour. He was really personable and funny. Inside there is both ancient and modern (1500's-1800's) Cherokee clothing, pottery, weapons, etc. I liked the pottery stamps that you could color in the museum (sorta like when you put a leaf under paper and color over it to get the impression.) Past the previously mentioned things in the back of the museum, I learned things I never knew. I always wondered why my Cherokee ancestors didn't put themselves on the 1900's Dawes Rolls - you have to be on it to be apart of the modern day tribes. My grandpa told me that if you were put on the rolls, you were basically a ward of the government. You had no property anymore or rights. You were basically no better off than a slave. You can't buy your freedom when the government has you by the neck. I learned more here as to why my ancestors hid out in the Ozarks rather than lose all the had to the Government. On the wall are the accounts of eye-witness accounts of people watching a soldier bayonette a pregnant lady who fell on the trail, of the diseases and starvation that were rampant both on the trail and in the camps. It was absolutely stomach turning. I took a picture of every single wall board with information on it. Horrific. This is definitely a place, just like the Holocaust museum in D.C., that people NEED to see. We must never get too careless or too delusional to think that this stuff doesn't or can't happen again by our very capable government. We can forgive but we won't foolishly forget or ignore what our own government has done to its own people. If you want an eye-opening history lesson, COME HERE.

The tour guide was amazing and had so many interesting facts to share with us. We can't wait to go…read moreback and tour the grounds.

service was great jody was a great guy and very helpful he gave us a full lesson over the house…read moretelling us all about it

This is one of Fort Smith's gems. It is a wonderful and inexpensive place to visit. They always…read morehave things going on. There's a free weekly Zoom sketch class online Tuesday nights. There are always fun and family-friendly events on Saturdays, Drop-in and Draw with live models on Thursday afternoons, a really excellent gift shop... I could go on and on. My advice to you is to stop by and take a look. I promise you'll be glad you did!

Smallest airport I have prob been to but friendly, easy access, short walks. What's not to love.read more