Top Rated Attractions in Fort Smith

Commissioned in the year 1999 by the state authorities, Fort Smith Air Museum aims to preserve and promote the eventful history of aviation in the eastern region o Oklahoma and the western part of Arkansas. Situated inside the Fort Smith Regional Airport's terminal, it displays a number of exhibits, including some abandoned military air ships. Some of the items on showcase also narrate the story of the 188th Air National Guard. 69 exhibit boxes pay a tribute to military and other important air planes. Some of its interesting models include a J-3 Cub and the P-38.

Plan a visit with your family or friends at the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center to experience nature and wildlife of the region. You can head to the Wells Lake to discover the various fish species or walk along the trails to capture some amazing landscapes. There are a few programs for both kids and adults like animal feeding, kayaking or canoeing, and archery where visitors will surely enjoy.

The Fort Smith National Cemetery spreads over 22.3 acres (nine hectares) of land and has over 13,000 interments. This once small cemetery has been expanded several times over the centuries. Fort Smith National Cemetery was placed on National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1999.

Sequoyah's Cabin is a simple structure just outside Salisaw, Oklahoma built and lived in by one of the most important figures in America's history. Born to a Cherokee tribe, Sequoyah became a silversmith which brought him into contact with white settlers through trade. After being impressed by the "talking leaves" (correspondence and letters carried by traders), he decided to devise a syllabary system that would enable Cherokee to learn to read and write in their own language. After teaching and disseminating his syllabary, the Cherokee attained one of the highest literacy rates in the country, marking the first time a pre-literate community has devised its own written language. Sequoyah lived in the cabin for the remainder of his life, dying in Mexico while fulfilling a lifelong goal of uniting the Cherokee diaspora.