Arkansas Museum of Discovery
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The Arkansas Museum of Discovery, Arkansas' Museum of Science & History, is located in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum is housed in a historic building in the River Market District on the Arkansas River. The Clinton Presidential Center is within walking distance.
The museum was founded in 1942 as The Arkansas Museum of Natural History and Antiquities in The Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal; it later became known as the Museum of Science and History. It adopted its present name and moved to its current location in 1997.
The museum houses a wide array of interactive exhibits on the history of Arkansas and the natural sciences.
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