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    Riverfest

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    Wildwood Park For the Arts - Curtain Call for Cirque Over Broadway.

    Wildwood Park For the Arts

    3.3(3 reviews)
    13.0 mi

    Great programming here, for the most part. But very inaccessible parking, and I just got back from…read moresitting through a three hour show with no air conditioning and a packed house. The show was sold out.

    I struggled between giving a 2-star or 3-star rating, but settled on the 3-star since I didn't…read morereally visit Wildwood Park in it's prime season (which would be spring, when all of flowers are in full bloom.) Instead, I visited during their "Lanterns" winter festival. The goal is to "experience 8 cultures...with walkways lit by lakeside fire pits and luminaries to explore food and entertainment from around the globe." Sounds great, right? Not so much. So let's start with the positives: 1) It was a beautiful night! Temperatures in the lower 60s. 2) Wildwood Park had nice walking paths. 3) We received an additional $1 in wildbucks for each person who signed up for their mailing list. And, the not-so-positives: 1) There are two entrances to Wildwood Park. After passing the first entrance, there was a massive line. Therefore, we did like many others, and dropped off a few of our older passengers at the first entrance, in order to save them from the long walk and additional wait time. The problem was, we ended up being directed to parking near the second entrance, which happened to also be open and had about 4 people in line, vs. 40. So, can you see our dilemma? The employees should have been notifying people of the second entrance, which would have been much more productive for all involved. My husband and I ended up having to walk back to the first entrance to meet our family. 2) Although multiple cultures are "represented", there really isn't much knowledge being passed on. Nor, is there any authentic cuisine. It's mainly food that looks like it came from Sam's Club. Once again, it seemed that nothing was authentic! 3) Although the festival ran from 6-10pm, many of the "countries" had few activities. It would make sense to have different acts/plays/music every 30 minutes or so throughout the night. Instead, the booth may have one act for 30 minutes, and that would be it. 4) Did I mention it cost $10 per person to walk in, and then food was extra? Oh, and apparently they even ran out of "wildbucks", which you had to purchase in order to buy any food. How do you run out of the "money" you are making people buy in order to eat? In my opinion, the Lanterns festival was a complete rip off, and didn't teach anything about the actual culture being represented. What a disappointment. Although, I still plan on visiting Wildwood Park during the spring, when the botanical gardens are blooming! They should probably stick to what they do best :)

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    Wildwood Park For the Arts - Stage during a show for Arkansas Circus Arts.

    Stage during a show for Arkansas Circus Arts.

    Wildwood Park For the Arts - Lanterns 2019 - Volunteers at the Germany vista taught guests how to polka!

    Lanterns 2019 - Volunteers at the Germany vista taught guests how to polka!

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    Historic Arkansas Museum

    Historic Arkansas Museum

    4.2(17 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    It's rare for me to give less than 4 stars. But this was not what I was expecting. I really thought…read morethere was going to be history of the trail of tears which is why we came. Also the Heritage website is confusing so we went to the wrong place first. But the artwork was pretty and it is free to go through the museum so it wasn't a total loss. I do appreciate all the Arkansas made art. I'd still say to visit as long as you are aware what it is. To be fair, they did appear to have a section blocked off so I wonder if they were changing out the displays.

    This museum is free and gives you a history lesson on Arkansas. It not only has a brick and motar…read morebuilding, but their are mock log cabins and other similar structures across the street. There is also a private parking lot for the museum on that side of the street and you will find metered street parking within a reasonable walking distance. You can enter the museum from two opposing sides. The main entrance has some enticing sculptures out front and are popular with people taking pictures on. I will admit that their is not much to this museum. It is two levels of exhibits that are available to view. The first is where you will find an information booth, gift shop, meeting room and open space vacant exhibit area. The only actual exhibit on the first floor is Conspicuous Consumption: If you've got it, flaunt it! That displays antique furniture and artifacts. The second floor has the majority of the exhibits including Arkansas art, some of which you can purchase, a large native American exhibit, and the Sturgis Children's Gallery, which is pretty much a kids play area. The native American exhibit is the most detailed and where I spent the majority of my time. The knife exhibit was closed while I was there. I really wanted to see it, but oh well. Visiting the museum is 100% free, but they do offer paid tours. In addition to the inside exhibits, the tour includes a mock historic town located outdoors that has brick/wood made buildings and structures. This is a nice museum. It is pretty clean and well organized. I spent about an hour checking out the museum and walking the grounds. It is definitely a must see while in Little Rock.

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