Things to do & places to visit in Scott, Arkansas, United States

Scott city in Arkansas, United States. Timezone: America/Chicago, current date and time: Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 3:48.

Top things to do

• State Parks
• History Museums

Top places to visit

1. 4.5 Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park (72 reviews)
   - Part of a day
   Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours State Parks
   
   
   A National Historic Landmark, the Toltec Mounds site comprises one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Preserved here are Arkansas's tallest American Indian mounds. Three mounds remain where 18 once stood surrounded by an earthen embankment eight to ten feet in height, a portion of which is still visible today. These ancient earthworks are the remains of the late-Woodland thru early-Mississippian Period ceremonial and governmental complex which was inhabited here from A.D. 650 to 1050. The park visitor center features exhibits including artifacts from the site, an A/V theater, and archeological research laboratory. A meeting room and enclosed pavilion (with restrooms) that overlooks the mounds are available for rent. Take a self-guided tour on the 3/4-mile barrier-free trail or 1.6-mile turf trail, or a guided tour by reservation. Park interpreters lead guided tours and programs throughout the week by group reservation and at scheduled times on Saturdays. The archeological site/research station is cooperatively managed by Arkansas State Parks and the Arkansas Archeological Survey. The Toltec Research Station of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, a unit of the University of Arkansas system, and its laboratory are housed in the park visitor center. Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park is one of Arkansas's two archeological sites cooperatively managed by Arkansas State Parks and the Arkansas Archeological Survey as both a state park and an archeological research station. The other is Parkin Archeological State Park at Parkin. See more..
   
2. 4.5 Plantation Agriculture Museum (40 reviews)
   - Nice place for a quick stop
   Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
   
   
   Arkansas State Parks has implemented the face mask is required to enter buildings by Arkansas Governor's mandate. The main museum is located in a 1912 general store, with a gift shop selling cotton items and old fashioned toys and novelties along with Arkansas made gifts. The exhibits depict one year of cotton agriculture, with mule barn, kitchen, farm implements used by man and mule. On the grounds, a cotton patch is planted each year for educational programs. The Dortch Cotton Gin Exhibit building houses the 1919 80 saw gin stands and the two bale press. The 1948 Seed Warehouse #5 listed on the National Register of Historic Sites contains exhibits and artifacts explaining the major crops of Arkansas, cleaning, grading and sacking of seeds, along with the innovative time and labor saving devices of the day. The Historic Tractor Shed contains two steam traction engines, three mechanical cotton pickers and five rare tractors. See more..