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Situated on the Arkansas River, Little Rock is home to a thriving New South culture that offers a vibrant nightlife, big time entertainment, world class attractions and a booming dining scene with the best Arkansas restaurants serving up dishes from all over the globe. The fact that we're one of the top Arkansas vacation spots and among America's most affordable cities means you can have fun and keep your money in your pocket. Little Rock has a big role in history and looks to the future. Learn about Central High School's place in the civil rights movement, explore the Clinton Presidential Center and imagine a world free of hunger and poverty at the Heifer Village. If you're the outdoorsy type, lace up your running shoes or hop on your bicycle and cruise the Arkansas River Trail. It features more than 15 miles of scenic riverfront and one of the longest pedestrian and bicycle bridges in America.

The history of Little Rock

Archeological artifacts provide evidence of Native Americans inhabiting Central Arkansas for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The early inhabitants may have included the Folsom people, Bluff Dwellers, and Mississippian culture peoples who built earthwork mounds recorded in 1541 by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. Historical tribes of the area included the Caddo, Quapaw, Osage, Choctaw, and Cherokee. Little Rock was named for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. La Petite Roche (French for "the Little Rock"), named in 1721 by French explorer and trader Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe, marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Travelers referred to the area as "the Little Rock," and the landmark name stuck.

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