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This guide presents a wonderful array of attractions, museums, historic landmarks and per- forming arts venues that await you in Central Arkansas. IAs Arkansas’s capital city and cultural core, the greater Little Rock area provides visitorsg with areetings wealth of wonderful and engaging! experiences. In fact, over the past year, Little Rock has received numerous accolades, includ- am very exciteding being ranked to #1introduce by Kiplinger’s Personal you Financeto Little in its annual Rock! “10 Great This Plac guide- presents a es to Live, 2013,” being selected as an Editor’s Choice byOutside magazine in wonderfulits “Bestarray Towns of of attractions,2013,” and being named museums, one of “Five historicSecret Foodie landmarks Cities” and per- forming artsby Forbes venues Travel Guide that. With await so much you to seein andCentral do, we areArkansas. confident you will fall in love with Little Rock. 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SoMa LittLe Rock convention (South Main Historic District) was recently named one & visitoRs BuReau of Southern Living’s “Next Great Neighborhoods,” and is home to The Bernice Garden, numerous restaurants and shops, and the Esse Purse Museum, which was named one of the “World’s Hottest Museums for 2014” by Huffington Post. Take the River Rail Electric Streetcar across the river to North Little Rock. 101 S. SPRING ST., 4TH FLOOR, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 Watch a minor league baseball game501-376-4781 at beautiful • 1-800-844-4781 Dickey-Stephens Park, tour the USS Razorback and enjoy the city’sLittleRock.com Argenta • DineLR.com Historic District. The Arkan- sas River Trail, a 15.6-mile loop anchored by the William J. 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