Saracen Landing -- New $4.2 million park facility which features a 10,080-square-foot pavilion and concrete fishing pier plus a fountain that sprays water 40 feet into the air; it is also the new home of the Pine Bluff Farmers Market; located on the shores of 500-acre Lake Saracen in downtown Pine Bluff. Perfect for fishing tournaments, educational programs, car shows, picnics, concerts, reunions and weddings. Martha Mitchell Expressway in downtown Pine Bluff; (870) 536-0920, www.cityofpinebluff.com/parks/
 

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame
Located at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Exhibits and displays celebrating the careers of Arkansas stars. Open Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.; Saturday-Sunday, seasonal. Free Admission. Call 870.536.7600 or 1.800.536.7660. Check out this and other attractions at the Convention Center website at www.pbinfo@pinebluff.com.

Arkansas Railroad Museum
See railroading memorabilia plus historic rail cars and engines, including the "819" (circa 1942), the last 4-8-4 Northern-type steam locomotive to be built at Pine Bluff. Museum open weekdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at 1700 Port Road (Port of Pine Bluff Exit) just off U.S. 65-B. Call (870) 535-8819; or arrange tours through the Pine Bluff Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1-800-536-7660. Admission is free but donations accepted.

Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Visit the Arts Center at 701 Main Street to view works from the center's permanent collection and traveling exhibits from around the country, as well as works by regional and local professional and amateur artists. Accredited by the American Association of Museums and recently named "Museum of the Year" by the Arkansas Museums Association. Call (870) 536-3375 for more information. Open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Free Admission.

The Band Museum
Visit the only museum in the country devoted entirely to band instruments and band music. See hundreds of vintage and antique instruments. Located at 423 Main Street. Call (870) 534-4676 for more information. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Old-fashioned soda fountain located inside the museum.

Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center
Opened in 2001 by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the $4.5 million center offers attractions unique to this area: a one-half mile nature trail; instructional/historical displays of the Arkansas River; a 7,000-gal. river aquarium; a 16,000-gal. oxbow lake aquarium; and a 13,000-SF museum resembling a Delta hunting lodge. Closed Mondays. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Free Admission. (Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend: open until 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.) Call 870-534-0011 or visit the website at www.deltarivers.com. Exit 35 from I-530/US 65 onto US 65-B for about six miles; turn into Regional Park.

Martha Mitchell's Home Place
Pine Bluff native Martha Beall Mitchell was thrust into the spotlight of the Watergate Affair, becoming a catalyst for national news during the Richard Nixon administration. Her childhood home, circa 1887, was restored by the Bob Abbott Family and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To arrange a tour, call the Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800-536-7660.

Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum
in the restored railroad depot at 201 East Fourth Avenue, to get a glimpse of the county's history and view exhibits such as "Dolls With Stories to Tell," "Bayou Meto Waterfowl," "Three Wars," "Treasurers Lost," "The Quapaws-Pine Bluff's First Inhabitants," "Story of the Arkansas Flag," and "A Fabric in Time - Bits and Pieces of Black History in Jefferson County." Call (870) 541-5402 for more information. Admission is free but donations are accepted.

Wednesday Off Main
Every Wednesday. Contact the Old Town Theatre Centre. Call 870.534.8880

Motocross Track Racing
Every third Sunday, except December & January. Riders welcome. Events feature both motorcycles and 4-wheelers. 10:30 am - 5:00 pm, admission $8; under 6 and over 65 free. For additional information contact Cycle & Marine Center, (870) 536-6500.

Pine Bluff Art League Gallery
League of local artists, with offices at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center at 211 West Third Avenue, offers classes and workshops plus a continuous exhibit of original artworks along the hallways of the Reynolds Center. Paintings, which are for sale, can be viewed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or call 870-534-1699 for more information.