Tours of the historic grounds begin each hour except noon. Special group rates available to students. Parking is free at Third and Cumberland streets. The stone and brick building in Little Rock's MacArthur Park has served many purposes since it was built in 1840, but it opened last spring as the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Exhibits and artifacts include a Jeep from World War II and a cannon from the Civil War.
Admission is free.
Exhibits for kids change periodically, and summers are filled with a variety of camps for all ages. A gift shop features educational toys and gadgets for children. The National Guard Museum, which opened in September 1999, chronicles Arkansas militias from frontier times to the present. Emphasis is on the role of Camp Pike and Camp Robinson in mobilization and training. Exhibits showcase weapons and uniforms from the Spanish American War to Desert Storm and the story of Archibald Yell, a former governor and the first Arkansas representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.