• Front facade of Little Rock Central High School

    Little Rock Central High School

    National Historic Site Arkansas

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  • Restricted Access to Central High School

    All visitors should park and begin their visit at the National Park Service Visitor Center at 2120 West Daisy Gatson Bates Drive. Do NOT park in front of Central High School or at the Magnolia Gas Station. Reservations are required to tour the school.

For Kids

Learn more about the people who made history at Little Rock Central High School. Download a Jr. Ranger booklet and click on the links on this page for more information.

 
Summer field school participants at Central High.

Summer Field School, 2005.

NPS Photo.

Participants in the Summer Field School program pose with Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown Trickey inside of Central High.

 
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Front page of the latest issue of the Jr. Ranger Gazette.
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Did You Know?

The Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site visitor center

Central High School NHS's former visitor center was located in a restored service station across the street from the high school. The building is under renovation to become an education center. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site