The parkway ends at Helena, a river port and Civil War battle site. The Confederate Military Cemetery, its graves serene beneath tall trees, lies on the east slope of Crowley's Ridge overlooking the Mississippi. The city's principal attractions are the Delta Cultural Center and the King Biscuit Blues Festival, an October event that draws tens of thousands of visitors. Fine examples of antebellum and Victorian homes are found throughout the town. The cultural center occupies a restored 1912 railroad depot and several other buildings.
Attractive exhibits tell the tale of the Arkansas Delta from prehistoric times to present.