North Little Rock is a city situated in central Arkansas across the Arkansas River. North Little Rock is located in the Pulaski County. According to the census of the year 2005, the total population of the city of Little Rock North was 58,833. In this year, the city of Little Rock North ranked as the sixth most populous city in the state. Both the cities of North Little Rock and Little Rock are the backbones of the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the north bank of the Arkansas River North Little Rock is served by five interstate highways, such as: I-30, I-40, I-430, and I-440; and Highways 67/167 and 65.
North Little Rock city offers wonderful recreations, points of interest and plenty of fabulous hotel amenities to make your stay in Little Rock North an enjoyable one. Here in this city of Little Rock you can find great outdoor parks, among them Burns Park is the most popular one and is one of the largest city parks in the nation.
In North Little Rock city you can also find a water theme park. Specialty shops, antiques and restaurants are in abundance in North Little Rock city . This city offers a wide range of delicious food joints options non-stop shopping experience.
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McCain Mall is the largest shopping center in central Arkansas.
Few popular tourist attractions in little Rock North are discussed bellow:
Alltel Arena
Located on the bank of the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, there you can find the Alltel Arena, which is the art center for sports and entertainment events. This art center provides 18,000 seat facilities and occupies 370,000 square feet of land. The Alltel Arena is home for the Arkansas Twisters Arena 2 football team and Arkansas RimRockers basketball team. This place offers 28,500 sq. feet of space for concerts, football, basketball, ice shows, banquets, receptions, graduations, etc.
Arkansas Art Gallery
This Art Gallery is located on the River Rail Trolley line. Here you can visit and experience an eclectic collection of artworks from Arkansas artist. This art gallery remains open from Tuesday – Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4p.m and in Friday & Saturday from 10a.m. to 9p.m.
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