This place is full of kids dancing up a storm. Seems like a nice place for children to spend some…read moretime exercising. People there seem relatively nice. They sell lots of dancing costumes, both for boys and girls.

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!

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.

I've been visiting this convention center for many years for dance competition, and it's really…read morenice facility. The stage is large. The seating is unique with big comfy chairs on both sides of the audience. Bathrooms are clean. Staff are friendly.

The performing arts center is a large stage with an orchestra pit and all of the backstage space…read morethat is needed for a production, such as a theater, production, a musical, as well as a symphony or a musical group to perform. This is the home of the Fort Smith, Symphony Orchestra, and they play a concert series here each year.

There's this one worker at the front that follows the rules beyond the book and is probably the…read morereason the why kids don't come to this theater anymore. I get he's probably a manager or something but he's losing the VB theatre money to the FS one or losing money for Malco as a whole. He's the reason why this theatre will shut down at some point.

Stayed at the hotel next door so this was convenient. It was crazy empty inside and I do believe I…read morewas the only person in the facility outside of the workers. The place was clean and tidy. I watched the new Spider-Man and it was killer. The sound was great and the popcorn was on point

Sad that it shut down best popcorn in town. You could put your own butter on the popcorn there…read more Seems to be that they're renovating. It looks like it could possibly be a icon theater coming soon. Can't wait. I sure hope they have the same set up where you can put your own butter on the popcorn.

Where should I start... #1. The staff. The girl taking my…read moreticket was a bitch. Yes I bought my tickets online. just let me go save a seat if you're gonna make me get back in line you idiot. Like I'm gonna try to sneak past you now. #2 the customers. If you want to be surrounded by trash people trying to cash in on cheap tickets, then this is the place for you. I'd rather pay the cost of admission for 2 than actually have to sit in the same theater as any of these people. Talk about white trash at its finest. From kids yelling the entire 2 hours to grown ass adults commenting every 5 minutes. Oh and dont forget the shit you'll step In as soon as you sit down and the smell of the musty ass theater, disgusting. #3 the screen. This theater offers a projector on a sheet canvas that extends a few feet once the trailers stop. The picture is bleak/ gray and dim at best. Looks like something from the early 2000s. Look, I love going to the movies. It's the only place I can just get away. I come from NWA and major cities where people actually give a fuck about sitting in a theater. If you want a quiet experience, dont come here. If you want it to be clean or comfortable, dont come here. If you're look for a cheap matinee, then this might be it. ALL IN ALL 0 STARS. IM GOING TO FAYETTEVILLE FOR ALL MY MOVIES

Always great food. Service was excellent as usual. I love all the music memorabilia on the walls…read morefrom Bill's history with the business. When I'm in town I will visit at least once. I was able to go TWICE! Doesn't get any better than this IMO.

I took my wife here on the road trip up to Missouri, we were expecting outstanding barbecue…read more Unfortunately, we did not get it. Gotta be honest the restaurant itself was cute. Great atmosphere looks like a fun place. In a great part of town. Our waitress was great she was sweet, kind, and took good care of us We ordered and promptly received exactly what we ordered fries and a sliced barbecue sandwich each. There were enough fries on each plate to feed two people. A little portion control might be in order here. They were delicious fries. Hand cut just cooked hot delicious The problem was with the sliced brisket sandwich. The meat was rubbery, tough, and pretty bland. Very little bark. I had to hold the meat in one hand and TRY to bite and chew thru it. It was inedible They did trade me out for a pulled chicken sandwich which was better. Not good but better I can't recommend a place that I won't eat at. And I won't go back here ever. One star. At best

Day four of our road trip to San Diego, stop 2…read more Arriving in Van Buren, Arkansas to visit my grandma for a few days, Sarah and I were sure to find ways to spend our time getting out instead of just sitting around and looking at dusty photo albums. As soon as we arrived at the cute little two bedroom condo that my grandma has lived in since the move from the farm, I opened the Southwest Times Record to find a listing of what to do over this cold weekend. What caught my eye was a long list of band notices. There were bands playing at churches, at bars, and a few Opry houses around the area. So I took a shot in the dark and that's how we found the Muldrow Opry in Muldrow, OK. This is a converted cinder-blocked and white washed retail space, situated next to a florist, and across from the corner gas station. Blink and you'll miss it, as the sign is handwritten and posted right by the highway marker. Music is advertised as being performed between 7 and 10 in the evening, and we showed around 7:30, fashionably late for us Yankees. Expecting the band to just be starting, we found them already in full swing. We signed the register, bought some raffle tickets, and declined the food buffet of pulled pork and hot dogs with all the fixin's. A cup of coffee for grandma though, we took them up on that. The Muldrow Opry made our day, and I think made my grandma's year. She was near to singing along with every song, and her feet were tapping tapping to the beat. It wasn't long before she picked her favorite performer, the man who looked most like her late husband in the green shirt playing the slide guitar. We had to leave before the first raffle, and were saddened that we were giving up on the chance at some sweet prizes like: a two liter of A&W Root Beer, a hand knit teal hat, wood carved horse, a pair of gloves, some watercolor, and other grand prizes. Love the Opry! Tip: call ahead and they might let you sing your favorite bluegrass, gospel or classic country song... so long as they know the tune, and chances are, they do.