• Little Rock is located at the geographic center of Arkansas
  • Have free time in Little Rock? Visit the Esse Purse Museum chronicling the history of American purses
  • Little Rock’s Big Dam Bridge is the longest pedestrian and cyclist bridge in the U.S. at 0.8 miles
  • Take your pick – people in Little Rock can be Little Rockians or Little Rockers
  • Little Rock was named for an actual rock formation of small size on the bank of the river
  • The capitol building in Little Rock is a near replica of the one in D.C. and is frequently used in movies to portray the U.S. capitol
  • The Little Rock zoo, the only accredited zoo in Arkansas, opened in 1926 with just two animals