William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

Presidential Library And Museum, Opened 2004, Operated By The National Archives And Records Administration. Building By The Polshek Partnership, Cantilevered Over The Arkansas River. Holds One Of The Largest Archival Collections Of Any Presidential Library. · Little Rock, Arkansas

The Clinton Presidential Center is a long glass and steel box cantilevered out over the Arkansas River, and the shape is not an accident - the architects were told to build a bridge to the twenty-first century and took the brief literally. Inside is the National Archives' record of the Clinton presidency, one of the largest archival collections any president has left, presented as a timeline of eight years along a two-storey hall with alcoves for the arguments of the period. There are full-scale reproductions of the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room, a presidential limousine, and a wall of the gifts foreign governments send. Outside, thirty acres of park run along the river and the old 1899 railway bridge next door has been converted into a pedestrian crossing, which makes the site a link in Little Rock's river trail as much as a museum. The River Market district and the city's restaurants start at the other end of the car park.

1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201, United States

Open daily with daytime hours, including Sundays from late morning, and closed on major national holidays. There is an admission charge for the museum, with reductions for children, students, seniors and serving military; under a certain age is free. The surrounding park, the river path and the converted rail bridge are free and open beyond museum hours. The Clinton School of Public Service occupies the restored Choctaw Station on the same site and is not a visitor attraction. Confirm hours and fees before travelling.

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