Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources

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  • The Geology of Oil

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    How are rocks and oil related?  Join us at the museum to learn more about how rocks are related to the process of how oil was formed in south Arkansas.  […]

  • Oil Field Park Tour

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join us for a guided hike through the oil field park.  As we walk, we'll look at vintage gas pumps and see oil derricks and pump jacks from wooden to […]

  • A Gathering for Reading the Declaration of Independence

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Today marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  We'll have a public reading of this foundational document.

  • Fantastic Fourth Checkers Challenge

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    A good game of checkers has been a popular pastime on front porches of homes and businesses since before the oil boom of this area in the 1920s.  Come learn […]

  • Oil Field Park Tour

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Join us for a guided hike through the oil field park.  As we walk, we'll look at vintage gas pumps and see oil derricks and pump jacks from wooden to […]

  • How’d They Do That?

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    People who lived in South Arkansas during the time of the Oil Boom of the 1920s had to do some of the same tasks and activities that we do today, but they didn't have the same technology. Join a guide as we travel through the museum's Boomtown exhibits. We'll think about some of the things […]

  • Bubbles come from Petrochemicals?

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Do bubbles come from petrochemicals?  Join a park interpreter as we discover the answer to that and also make our own bubble wands (which might involve petrochemicals also).  And of course if we have bubbles and bubble wands, we may have to blow some bubbles!

  • The Goat Woman of Smackover

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    The "Goat Woman" was one of the most iconic residents of Smackover, Arkansas for many years. Come and learn more of her fascinating story.

  • Summer Gardens

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    During the oil boom era, people relied much more on gardens to supply food for their families. Join an interpreter to find out more about plants were commonly raised in […]

  • Tinkering for Tots

    Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

    Our littlest museum visitors can participate in a hands-on, interactive tinkering activity designed with our preschool visitors in mind.