Opened in 2006 and designated one of the Top 10 bridges to see by the Society of American Travel Writers this year, the Big Dam Bridge is one of four crossings over the Arkansas River dedicated to pedestrians and bicyclists. Below, if you're lucky, watch a boat enter the lock and be lowered (or raised) to the water level on the other side. If you do get a hankering to see the entire River Trail, check in with Bobby's Bike Hike, a new bike-rental outfit on President Clinton Avenue in the downtown River Market. For travelers who check off destinations like a birdwatcher marks the sighting of rare birds, Little Rock is flush with must-see attractions: [...] concentrate on what interests you - the timeline of Clinton's presidency or what guide Jinkie Redden called the "policy alcoves" on topics such as the economy, people, education. Kids - as well as their parents - get a kick out of sitting in the president's chair in the full-size reproduction of the Cabinet Room. The real fun is on the third floor, where gifts from world leaders are displayed, such as the gold-, ivory- and gem-encrusted sword and scabbard from the Indonesian minister of education. Admission: $7 for adults; $5 for 62 and older, retired military and college students; $3 for ages 6-17; free for active-duty military and ages 5 and younger. Especially impressive in the neoclassical Arkansas State Capitol are the stained-glass skylights in the House and Senate chambers and the 4-inch-thick, 10-foot-tall bronze doors at the east entrance. In this 1842 home housing the Little Rock Visitor Information Center, we found brochures, maps, restaurant guides and routes for the trolley system. In the next block, the Museum of Discovery is designed to entertain children, but I saw plenty of adults getting a kick out of the interactive exhibits. Just below the River Market, which is home to a colorful farmers market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, you'll find Riverfront Park with its sculptures, kids' splash and climb parks and a fitness mile, which is part of the River Trail. The building's design incorporates more than 100 photo panels depicting Arkansas history, and the first-floor gallery offers Arkansas jewelry, art and crafts.
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