Group Tours/Reunions
Group Tours in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff sits on the banks of the Arkansas River, 42 miles southeast of Little Rock on I-530. Long known as a commercial center, Pine Bluff is transitioning into a hot spot for tour groups that enjoy learning about Arkansas history, enjoying art in Arkansas and enjoying the Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends.
Learn about Arkansas history throughout the city of Pine Bluff by visiting the following sites:
- A series of thirteen Murals on Main, painted by nationally known muralists;
- The Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum housed in the restored Union Station Train Depot;
- The Arkansas Railroad Museum with their Annual Railroadiana Show and Sale held every April;
- The Band Museum, the nation’s only museum devoted to band instruments, the history of bands, and band music combined with a 1950s soda fountain;
- The childhood home of Martha Mitchell, who was a force in the Watergate scandal during President Nixon’s administration;
- The Old Town Theatre Centre highlighting The Community Theatre, the oldest one-screen theater still operating in the state and host of the annual Pine Bluff Film Festival;
- The University Museum & Cultural Center housed in the confounds of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff displaying the rich African-American history of the area;
- And for architectural buffs, Margland Bed & Breakfast, a series of four restored Victorian-style homes and Trinity Episcopal Church can be included in tours.
Become exposed to the vast variety of art in Arkansas represented by the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas with performing arts events, art galleries and a hands-on gallery. The Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame, housed at the Pine Bluff Convention Center also features a life-size animatronic Johnny Cash to greet visitors, along with memorabilia from the careers of over fifty other inductees.
The drive through the award winning Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends, takes place every year from mid-November through New Years Eve with holiday lights displays. Part zoo, part museum, part aquarium and part nature trails, the Delta Rivers Nature Center, the first one of its kind built in Arkansas, provides views of native wildlife along with exhibits. The newest attraction, Saracen Landing, located on Lake Saracen, is a multi-purpose pavilion for weddings, car shows, the Farmers Market, reunions, craft fairs, concerts, picnics and other special events. Hestand Stadium, southeast Arkansas’ largest outdoor arena, features the Southeast Arkansas District Fair, Livestock Show and Rodeo and carnival every September, along with other events during the year.
Group tours for any or all of the free of charge attractions in Pine Bluff can be arranged and coordinated through the Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau. Services provided by the bureau include help with suggested city tours with complimentary step-on-guides, hotel or motel contact information, suggestions for meal functions and additional visitor information, all with true “southern hospitality” in mind.
Reunions in Pine Bluff
Reunions, whether family, school or military can be planned stress free and with ease when you let the Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau help you do the work. The staff of the bureau has the ability to help you secure a meeting location, hotel or motel contact information, meal plans, transportation for city tours of local attractions with a complimentary step-on-guide, shopping excursions, visitor’s packets and name tags.
For recreation, you can enjoy fishing on one of our lakes or along the Arkansas River. A round or two of golf, perhaps at the 18-hole championship course at Harbor Oaks, or any one of the other golf courses, both public and private, in the area can also be arranged.
City tours of area museums such as the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum, The Band Museum, the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame or the Arkansas Railroad Museum; our outdoor recreation facilities, the Murals on Main, the Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, the Regional Park Complex, Hestand Stadium, Saracen Landing on Lake Saracen; cultural venues and historic homes, like the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, the University Museum & Cultural Center at UAPB, the Martha Mitchell Home, the Old Town Theatre Centre, the Ben Pearson block, and Margland Bed & Breakfast, are always a good way to spend your time visiting our city. Request a Pine Bluff Visitor Information packet to assist you in planning you next group tour or reunion in Pine Bluff.