Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – Mayor Mark Stodola and the City of Little Rock’s tourism committee recently released a new brochure listing the “Top Twelve” attractions in Little Rock. Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford is a member of that committee.
Because of the interest generated by the “Top Twelve” ranking, Rutherford asked current students from the Clinton School to rank their “Top Twelve” Little Rock attractions. About half of the Clinton School students have previous Arkansas connections and many hail from across the country and the world, so the student rankings give an out-of-state/out-of-country perspective.
Six of the Tourism Committee’s “Top Twelve” also made the Clinton School student list. Here are the two lists for comparison:
Little Rock’s Top 12 (ranked geographically by city tourism committee)
William J. Clinton Presidential Center & Park
River Market District
Heifer International
Downtown Museums
MacArthur Park
Historic Quapaw Quarter
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
Little Rock Central High School, National Historic Site and Visitor Center
Arkansas State Capitol
War Memorial Park
Arkansas River Trail
Pinnacle Mountain State Park & Nature Center
Little Rock’s Top 12 (ranked geographically by Clinton School students)
William J. Clinton Presidential Center & Park
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Speakers Series
River Market District
2nd Friday Art Night
Peabody Ducks
Arkansas Repertory Theater
MacArthur Park
Kickball at Interstate Park
Little Rock Central High School, National Historic Site and Visitor Center
Hillcrest (restaurants/shops)
Arkansas River Trail
Pinnacle Mountain State Park & Nature Center