Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Head 45 minutes southeast of Little Rock and you'll find the small city of Pine Bluff, which is home to attractions that are as unique as the people who live there.

Music buffs will certainly find their groove in Pine Bluff. Fan of Big Band? Pine Bluff is home to the country's only museum dedicated to the history of band music and instruments – the aptly named Band Museum boasts a collection of hundreds of vintage instruments, including some over 300 years old. Into classic movie scores? Experience it like you've never done before – and likely won't anywhere else – at the Old Town Theatre Center. Arkansas' oldest single screen theatre screens vintage silent features with original scores performed by the Pine Bluff Symphony. Like everything to do with entertainment? Then you can't miss the Arkansas Entertainer's Hall of Fame, which welcomes you with an animatronic greeting by Johnny Cash, and exhibits the instruments of legendary musicians such as Al Green, and memorabilia of big name stars such as Dick Van Dyke.

If the sounds of nature are more likely to get your heart pumping, then you've come to the right place. Popular with fishing enthusiasts for its year-round sport fishing hotspots (like the Arkansas River and Lake Langhofer), Pine Bluff plays host to a plethora of fishing tournaments. No wonder Pine Bluff has been dubbed the Bass Capital of the World! Non-fishing outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy the parks and lakes around Pine Bluff, and can learn more about its diverse ecosystem at the Delta Rivers Nature Center.

From its unique preservation of the past to its beautiful natural surroundings, this friendly piece of Arkansas has a lot to offer.

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