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36 | DiscoverNorthwestArkansas.com | Sunday, July 30, 2017 um exhibits, because many of them still fly. Static displays at the museum range from the golden age of aviation to the jet age, including Vietnam-era Army helicop- ters and a Navy carrier fighter. The vast, all-wood white hangar, which houses it all is a part of American history, being former headquarters for one of the Unit- ed States' many aviator training posts during World War II. Clinton house museum 930 W. Clinton Drive (479) 444-0066 Hours: Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon- day-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday, and 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Sunday. Admission: Free (donations accepted). • The Clinton House Museum and its collections interpret the lives of Presi- dent Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton during the time they lived in Fayetteville and occupied the home at 930 W. Clinton Drive. With its range of programs, exhibits, and special events, the Museum promotes the lega- cy of the Clintons' commitment to public service and civic engagement for interna- tional, national, and local visitors as well as preserves the historic home and its role in Fayetteville history. headquarters house 118 e. Dickson st. (479) 521-2970 Hours: Individual tours are available 1-4 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday. Call ahead to schedule tour. Admission: Group tours range from $8- $30 per person, and last from 35 min- utes to 2 hours. • Headquarters House, also known as the Colonel Tebbetts place, is a histor- ic house museum. Built in 1850, it saw action in the American Civil War, serving as a headquarters for both the Union and Confederacy. During the action at Fay- etteville, the house was attacked by Con- federate troops while serving as a Union outpost. The building was donated to the Washington County Historical Society as a museum in 1967 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Place in 1971. Gravette gravette historical museum 503 se Charlotte st. (479) 787-7334 Hours: Open noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Admission: Free. • The Gravette Historical Museum exhib- its local items, World War I and World War II memorabilia in the historic Kindley House. Pea Ridge pea ridge historical museum 1451 N. Curtis Ave. (479) 621-1621 Hours: Call to arrange a visit to the mu- seum by appointment. Admission: Free. • Through a lease agreement with the city, the Pea Ridge Historical Museum occu- pies the old Lodge Hall/E.H. Building in downtown Pea Ridge. The Museum's Grand Opening was held on Saturday, March 7, 2009. For the months Decem- ber through February, the Museum does not keep regular open hours. pea ridge National military park 15930 Arkansas 62 (479) 451-8122 Hours: Park grounds are open year round from 6 a.m. to dusk. The Visitor Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week. Admission: $15/vehicle, pass valid for seven days; or $10/motorcycle, pass val- id for seven days. There is a fee to be on the Pea Ridge National Military Park, for any reason. This includes walking, hiking, biking, driving, horseback riding, touring the museum and watching the film. • Pea Ridge offers those who love the outdoors plenty of opportunities to expe- rience nature. The battlefield has hiking trails, a bike path and horse trails. The park's hiking trail is seven miles long and goes through both natural and historic areas of the park. If you are not interested in hiking the entire trail there are several shorter loop trails, accessible from tour stop 7 (the Elkhorn Tavern). Prairie Grove prairie grove Battlefield state park 506 e. Douglas st. (479) 846-2990 Hours: Picnic area and restrooms open daily at 8 a.m. on close one hour after sunset. Admission: Free admission to the visitor information center and exhibit gallery. Guided tours of historic buildings are $5 for adults; $3 for children ages 6-12; and $15 for a family. • Begin your park visit at Hindman Hall, the park's battlefield museum and visitor center. Interactive exhibits interpreting and detailing the Battle of Prairie Grove bring that history alive. They share sto- ries about the battle, how the landscape affected and shaped the strategic deci- sions made by both armies, and the Civil War's devastating local effect. You can walk over hallowed ground where histo- ry happened. Walk along the ridge and in the valley where the heaviest fighting took place. Follow the one-mile Battle- field Trail or travel the park's five-mile Driving Tour. Tour the historic structures in the Ozark village. Rogers Daisy Airgun museum 202 W. Walnut st. (479) 986-6873 Hours: Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Sat- urday. Admission: Free (donations accepted). • The Daisy Airgun Museum is a non-prof- it corporation which preserves and pro- motes vintage products and artifacts of the historic Daisy company while serving DiscoverNorthwestArkansas.com EntErtAinmEnt MUSEUMS continued from page 35 NWA Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER mArk Wheeler of gArfielD shows cannonball discovered in Ruddick's Field at the Pea Ridge National Military Park.

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