National Park Service, Little Rock Central High National Historic Site Review

It is an amazing school. So beautiful and so much history.

The rich history of this campus is what led my family and I to purchase a house in the neighborhood and live for a decade. Definitely think this is worth a stop to see next time you are close!

Randy Dotson, our tour guide, grew up here and knows countless stories you Never heard on the news. What was on the news was what happened Outside the school. No reporters allowed Inside the school. So, under the cover of anonymity... the students Inside made it a living hell for the 9 students... All with the cover provided by the teachers, the administration, and even the Arkansas National Guard. The cost of the Tour is...Zero, so don't miss it! About an hour and a half.

The Little Rock Nine demonstrated how individual action compounds to create change as citizens motivate each other to become the change that is needed.

Wow. I wish we would have spent more time at this visitors center! What a great place to better understand this time in history and the challenges we still face today. The lead ranger, (Keith?) was so incredibly friendly and well informed. He spent lots of time with my wife and I discussing not only the events remembered at LRCHS, but also how this has changed the community in recent years. He represented the park service well. Thank you for your service and passion for this historical place.

So much better than I expected. Ranger led talk was fantastic. There are two videos (20 min each); one from 50 years ago and one fairly new. Worth taking time to see the displays in the visitor building. So much history I was not aware of, and some if what I thought was incorrect

Everything is so we'll organized. Anything you want or need to know about the struggles of the past is located here. Enlightening and sad at the same time. My heart is full of joy for what is. And perplexed by what was. Blessings are so real. TGBTG GIFT SHOP IS INCREDIBLE

Absolutely mind-boggling to think that it wasn t long ago that schools were segregated.
The school is beautifully built and still in use today. The architecture alone is magnificent. The history behind this building adds to the feeling of reverence I felt when visiting.
The visitors center located across the street displays the history of the site and offers a wide variety of items for purchase.

Every child in America should visit this place. Never take your education for granted.

Amazing museum about Little Rock Central High School and the Little Rock Nine. A must see for anyone interested in African American history!

The visitor center was beautiful and moving. A must see!

A great historical treasure! It's wonderful to see the architecture and history of a truly unique school. Tour the wadding pool representing all the Little Rock Nine and future students. See the guardians that describe the values of the school.

We were thrilled that the site has a visitors center with historical video. We were also able to purchase books written by the Nine.

There's also a neat gas station that has been preserved from the time period.

Not a large exhibit but powerful nonetheless. I was too young to understand this at the time so I learned a lot. The Little Rock Nine were a brave group of young people.

Fascinating part of history, that is still being used as high school today. Very informative self guided tour, also have park rangers to give history lesson and escort to (outside of) school. Really brought the time period into prospective.

It's a great exhibit to learn about our history and what this country has been through.

A well put together exhibit and a great stop to get another stamp in our national parks passbook!

Full of information about the struggles of segregation. Gift shop and a 20 minute film.

Amazing to see history in real life. The school's facade looks almost the same as pictures I've seen in books.

A fairly unimpressive national historic site. The visitor center provides some informative historic displays, but there really isn't much to see here.

Guides tell a riveting story of what the Little Rock Nine faced just to be able to go to school. At the time I visited (Dec. 2016) it was hard to imagine days when overt acts of race-based hate and discrimination were considered acceptable. Unfortunately it seems that things have headed in the wrong direction since then.

My mom and several family members graduated from central.

Park visitors' center so informative. Friendly volunteers. Excellent!

I attended the rally to protest the actions of the commission that tried to Re-Segregate the Little Rock School system. The event was emotional seeing that all of the different ethnic groups represented stood in solidarity and with conviction shouted NO! to blatant Segregation.
Arkansas is a progressive state, not stagnant and definitely not REGRESSIVE. I was proud to stand with the other attendees and let my concerns be known. Saying it's time to end White Supremacy in that we ALL have an equal chance/opportunity to be validated.

Living history. Gently told. A nation painfully coming to be what it needs to be. Thank you National Park Service and may God continue to bless the Little Rock nine.

Small museum with interactive stations. Courteous rangers. Travelling thru Little Rock and decided to make a quick stop. Glad I came. Short walk around the grounds of Little Rock Central High and the memorial garden.

Great exhibits that allow you to relive history as it was made. Beautiful National Parks office and courteous rangers.

excellent tour guide, well worth talking time to listen

On my way home I had a tire emergency. They were extremely helpful in getting me back on the road to make it home on time.

Informative exhibit on the Little Rock Crisis of 57. Limited to 10 people at a time in the visitor center currently. No tours are currently being offered inside the school.

Very informative, the guides are great and very knowledgeable and accommodating. Will be going back again soon.

Very educational. You will need a GPS to help locate it.

Never thought I would visit the state of Arkansas but very nice visit of this historical place

Great piece if history. The museum is really worth while.

Learned so much. Take time to watch all the videos & read all the information available. Very important piece of history!

Excellent. So much to experience. we were sorry to not have enough time to take the tour.

I happened to know about the Little Rock Nine incident, but I learned in an easy-to-understand manner what happened a little before Martin Luther King.
High school is very good!

This was a very nice place to visit. The history of this location is so moving. Our tour guide/ ranger did an amazing job of telling the story.

The visitor museum has great knowledge about the history of integration in schools. It shares the ugly side of the South's segregation it history. Must see for history buffs.

Visited Birmingham yesterday and this helps tell the story of how far we've come and how far we still have to go.

Very cool to see the Highschool and the history was very cool. They have 5 stamps.

Loved reading the history and listening to the interactive videos.

Informative and Interesting! A must if you love historical facts.

Informative, well organized, and very clean. The rangers were welcoming. We enjoyed experiencing the site.

This is probably the best museum I ve been to! The information, tour, setup is all great. If you re in LR, make sure you stop by! The more time you have to spare, the better!

Our park ranger Noah was very informative and made this tour well worth our time. Noah put it in real life perspective through the lens of the Central High Nine . Take the tour. You will not regret it.

I took the free walking tour with Rebecca and she was great! Incredibly knowledgeable and able to answer all questions and break down a lot of history. The museum is definitely worth walking through, but would highly recommend the free tour as well. A humbling experience that everyone should make time for when passing through Little Rock.

Amazing experience! Second visit in 16 months... My mom, who was a teenager in the late 1950s,joined me for this second visit.

This is a must-see in Little Rock! The museum in the Visitor's Center is very well done. There is a small exibit and a 22 minute film for visitors. The high school itself is across the street. You cannot go into the high school because it's still a functioning school, but you can walk around the grounds and take pictures. As a side note, the museum also does a wonderful job explaining the impact of the Little Rock Nine on modern social movements, over 60 years after the 1957 crisis. Your visit doesn't have to be long (~45 mins) but definitely make the time.

Rangers were super nice and let us stay a little past closing since we got there late. Tons of information in the place and they have the Junior Ranger program.

Great little chores spot to get a little bit of Arkansas history

Great place to learn about the struggles that occurred due to segregation and how the process of desegregation happened. The staff was very friendly, but there are very few tours that occur each day so make note of that if you're trying to get in for a tour!

This place is sooooo amazing and enlightening. It was eye opening to see and know what people endured for our integration.

A must visit. Everyone should know the story of "the nine".

This gem of a national park has a visitors center with parking in proximity to central high school. There are also some Memorial grounds and restored building at the school intersections. I was amazed at how large the school was compared to the historical pictures.

The visitors can walk around the school from the outside and see the museum inside the visitor center. If you want parking, that's at the visitor center. The architecture is beautiful and the place is historically significant! It's also the most expensive high school in the country!

A very interesting way to see a piece of American History. I recommend signing up for their tour. Our guide was outstanding.

Excellent display summarizing the African American civil rights movement from the 1800s till 1950s. Entrance is free. The focus is on the Little Rock Nine but still a great history lesson for all. They have a few replica models of the high school and a few audio stations but most will be reading wall posters.

It also briefly touches on Japanese Americans and Alaskan Native Americans.

Location of a defining moment in our nation's history, the first school in Little Rock to integrate its school and a move toward desegregation in the south.

This is HOME OF THE LITTLE ROCK (9),IT IS A HISTORICAL SITE!!!

What a amazing historic site. This is a great place to visit where you can learn about the past and what happened here. While learning how to treat others and why the legacy of the 9 is so important. A lesson we all need to learn. I think it it is one of the most important spots to visit in our country. My wife and I had a great time visiting and will bring back our five year old when he is a little older to learn more about the truth.

Getting the history and stories to share with others. Hearing how sacrifices were made for me to get an education.

Ranger Randy gave a very in depth and engaging tour for my son's 6th grade class. He did a great job of trying to engage the students and was very informative.

The Little Rock Central High School Visitor Center is a great place to learn about the process of desegregation, and the hardships blacks and whites felt during that period from each other. The Little Rock Nine seem like a brave group that lead to the desegregation of our country!

Outstanding National Park and our tour leader Ranger Randy was excellent.

The Central High Visitor Center is very well put together with informative exhibits and a nice staff. If there is one place everyone should see in Arkansas, it is here. If you time it right you can see the school, which is massive.

Very informative! The tour was great and Brian was awesome !

Interpretive center does a great job of detailing the events that happened here and the history of race and education inequality with the perfect amount of information.