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Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

  • Delta Cultural Center

    Museum in restored depot and storefront tells the story of efforts to settle and cultivate the fertile Delta region along the Mississippi River. Interactive audio exhibits on the region's heritage of ...
    Delta Cultural Center

  • Phillips County Museum

    Directions: Downtown Historic District Built in 1891; artifacts include early paintings, Thomas Edison Collection, Native American, letters from General Lafayette, General Robert E. Lee, Civil War...
    Phillips County Museum

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Delta Heritage Tours

Cultural and musical tours of Mississippi River town feature an authentic gospel church service, a live performance of America's longest-running blues radio show and a visit to the Delta Cultural Center. Customized tours, with advance notice, can include historic homes, a visit to one of the Delta'

Helena-West Helena, AR Tours

Historic Public Library

Oldest public building in Phillips County;

Helena-West Helena, AR Historic Libraries

Confederate Cemetery

Historic cemetery lies on the upsurge of Crowley's Ridge at the northern edge of town. Burial place of Helena resident Gen. Patrick Cleburne, known as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West."

Helena-West Helena, AR Cemeteries

River Reach Park

Picnicking and fishing are available in this park that overlooks the Mississippi River; an elevated boardwalk leads to the river's edge;

Helena-West Helena, AR Parks

Great River Road National Scenic Byway

The Great River Road, Arkansas's portion of the Mississippi River Parkway, runs for 363 miles paralleling the Mississippi River in Eastern Arkansas. This scenic highway is composed of these highways: Ark. 82, U.S. 65, Ark. 4, Ark. 1, U.S. 165, Ark. 316, Ark. 318, Ark. 20, Ark. 44

Helena-West Helena, AR Scenic Byways

Things to do near Helena-West Helena, AR

Ditch Bayou Battlefield

Directions: Two Miles East Of The Junction The Ditch Bayou Battlefield of 1864 has changed greatly in the post-war years, ...

Forrest City Downtown Murals

Six murals grace this Delta community's downtown. ...

White River National Wildlife Refuge

The refuge lies in the floodplain of the White River near where it meets the mighty Mississippi River. Long and narrow, three...

Museum of Chicot County

Housed in the old 1910 Lake Village Infirmary; contains rooms depicting antique hospital equipment, World War II exhibition r...

Craighead Forest Lake

Craighead Forest Lake is an 80-acre recreational impoundment located south of Jonesboro on Crowley's Ridge. The lake serves a...