 Little Rock Budget Travel Guide
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Introducing Little Rock
Little Rock Budget Travel Guide provides you an introduction to the capital of Arkansas. I write it for the benefit of those who are planning a trip there. I hope you find the travel information here useful. Also listed are places of interest that you might want to visit while in Little Rock.
Little Rock City Hall
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About Little Rock
Little Rock is the capital as well as biggest city in the state of Arkansas. The name is derived from a small rock formation on the southern bank of the Arkansas River. The city has a population of 192,000 people, with a metropolitan population of 685,000.
The area around Little Rock has seen evidence of Native American habitation going back thousands of years before the arrival of the first European settlers. The place was reportedly named la Petite Roche, which is Little Rock in French, by explorer Jean-Baptiste Benard de la Harpe.
Little Rock experiences a humid subtropical climate. The warmest months are July and August, when the average high temperature reaches 92.8°F (33.7°C). The coldest month is January, when average low temperature goes down to 30.8°F (-0.7°C). April and November are the wettest months with over 5.47 inches (138.9mm) of precipitation.
Pulaski County Courthouse, Little Rock
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Budget Travel to Little Rock
The Little Rock National Airport (LIT) is the main gateway to the city with flights from American, Continental, Delta, Southwest, United and USAirways. Your transport options out of the airport includes the taxis, shuttles, limousines, rental cars and city buses.
You can also reach Little Rock by taking the Amtrak railway. The Texas Eagle train going between Los Angeles and Chicago has a stop at Little Rock. However, you will reach the city late at night.
Little Rock can also be reached by road. The Interstate-40 and Interstate-30 are the main highways.
Budget Travel within Little Rock
The most convenient way to move about in Little Rock is by car. There are car rentals at the airport. Otherwise you will have to depend on the public buses, operated by the Central Arkansas Transit Authority. The bus fare is $1.35 for each journey. If the bus is your main means of transport, get the One-Day Pass for $3.75 or Adult 10-Ride Card for $11.50.
William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock
Author: Stuseeger (public domain)
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Places of Interest in Little Rock
- Aerospace Education Center
A place to view historic aircrafts. Highlights include the IMAX Theater and EpiSphere, the world's first single-projector digital planetarium.
- Arkansas State Capitol
Capitol building modeled after the US Capitol, opened to the public when the legislature is not in session.
- Daisy Bates House
House of famous Little Rock civil rights leader who mentored the Little Rock Nine
- Historic Arkansas Museum
Museum preserving four pre-Civil War homes.
- Little Rock Audubon Center
Education center with a 400-acre park land.
- Little Rock Nine Memorial
Statue at the State Capitol, of a group of African-American students involved in the civil rights movement.
- Old State House
Oldest former state capital building west of the Mississippi.
- Quapaw Quarter
Neighborhood of Little Rock with beautiful 19th century Victorian homes.
- Robinson Center
Convention center with the 2609-seat Robinson Center Music Hall.
- Statehouse Convention Center
Another convention center in Little Rock, adjoins Peabody Hotel.
- Taborian Hall
1916 historic building, the only remnant of the Little Harlem African American community from the segregation era.
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Park
Facility honoring Clinton's two terms as President, with a replica of the Oval Office.
Get a GPS and never get lost again!
Avoid charges for overweight luggage! Get a luggage scale for your trip.
Prepare for your trip!
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