Editing Arkadelphia, Arkansas (section)

== Arts and culture ==
[[File:Ouachita Baptist University 009.jpg|thumb|right|Jones Performing Arts Center on OBU's campus]]
Opened in 2011, the Arkadelphia Arts Center hosts exhibits, productions and educational workshops for many organizations in town, including the Caddo River Art Guild, the Poet and Writer's Guild, the Little Theatre, the two universities, and Arkadelphia School District.<ref>{{cite web |title= Grand Opening, Arkadelphia Arts Center |date= October 11, 2011 |url= http://www.inarkansas.com/event/8072/grand-opening-arkadelphia-arts-center |publisher= InArkansas.com |access-date= April 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072139/http://www.inarkansas.com/event/8072/grand-opening-arkadelphia-arts-center |archive-date= April 7, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> Henderson State University holds plays and musical performances in Arkansas Hall located on campus. Ouachita Baptist University displays student art and sculpture in the Hammons Gallery. OBU performing arts take place in the OBU Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita Street.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Captain Charles C. Henderson House 003.jpg|thumb|Captain Henderson House]]

The Clark County Historical Museum contains artifacts from prehistoric times through today in an attempt to document the history of the county. Based in the [[Arkadelphia (Amtrak station)|former Amtrak station]], a historic tour through Arkadelphia, including the historic [[James E. M. Barkman House]]. The [[Capt. Charles C. Henderson House|Captain Henderson House]] is a historic [[bed and breakfast]] owned and operated by Henderson State University and originally inhabited by the university's namesake.<ref name="nris" />

Downtown Arkadelphia includes the [[Arkadelphia Commercial Historic District]], the [[Arkadelphia Confederate Monument]], [[Clark County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Clark County Courthouse]], and the [[Clark County Library]], all listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris" >{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

Other family attractions include the Diamond Lakes Regional Visitors Center on Highway 7 near I-30,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkadelphiaalliance.com/quality-of-life/tourism/visitor-center|title=Diamond Lakes Regional Visitors Center|work=Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance – ArkadelphiaAlliance.com|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129232642/http://www.arkadelphiaalliance.com/quality-of-life/tourism/visitor-center|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Donald W. Reynolds|Reynolds Science Center]] [[Planetarium]], open to the public during the academic year, is located on the Henderson State University campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hsu.edu/Academics/Programs/Physics/ReynoldsScienceCenterPlanetarium.html|title=Reynolds Science Center Planetarium|work=Henderson State University – HSU.edu|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121160922/http://www.hsu.edu/Academics/Programs/Physics/ReynoldsScienceCenterPlanetarium.html|archive-date=January 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>