Tour a little piece of American history at the Little Rock High School National Historic Site. The high school was the site of forced school desegregation during the Civil Rights movement in 1957. The visitor's center hosts exhibits about the desegregation of schools and information about the Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas and throughout America.
See a performance by the state's largest non-profit theater organization, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. The Rep has staged productions of famous plays and stories like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hello Dolly!, Hairspray, The King & I, Steel Magnolias, Much Ado About Nothing, A Chorus Line, and My Fair Lady, among many others.
The Old Mill at T.R. Pugh Memorial Park is an authentic reproduction of an old water-powered grist mill, this striking structure appears in the opening scene of the classic 1939 film Gone with the Wind and is believed to be the only building remaining from the film.
Lights, camera, action! Aspiring filmmakers and fans of cinema, get your tickets to the Little Rock Film Festival to see screenings of the latest local and Southern films. The LRFF is also known for featuring some of the best narrative, documentary, and short films from around the globe. MovieMaker Magazine ranked the film festival on its list of "The Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee".