MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

A Museum Of Arkansas Military History In The 1840 Tower Building Of The Little Rock Arsenal, The Oldest Building In The City Still On Its Original Site And The Birthplace Of General Douglas MacArthur In 1880. A National Historic Landmark. · Little Rock, Arkansas

Douglas MacArthur was born in this building in 1880, when it was the officers' quarters of the Little Rock Arsenal and his father was posted here. The 1840 Tower Building is now a National Historic Landmark and the oldest structure in Little Rock still standing where it was built, and it holds the state's museum of military history - Arkansas in the Civil War, both world wars, Korea, Vietnam and after, told through the people who went. Admission is free. It sits in MacArthur Park next to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, so the two make an easy afternoon without moving the car.

503 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

Open most days on daytime hours, generally closed Sundays or Mondays depending on the season, and closed on major holidays. Admission is free, with donations invited. The surrounding MacArthur Park is open at all hours. Confirm the closed day before travelling.

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