University Museum — Attraction in Jonesboro

This museum was a delightful surprise! We thought it was just the first floor, but there is a second floor with great exhibits about local Native American history and local people who were involved in various wars. The first floor has a great section on mastodons and fossils in general and is more child oriented. The earthquake simulator is definitely for kids and you build with blocks and then shake it to see what happens. The upstairs sections have a great collection of war memorabilia, a lot of pots and artifacts from the native civilization, and a cute version of old time shops that you can walk through and see old items. We spent about two hours there and it was...

Museum was once full of exciting exhibits and interactive displays. You can tell it's an older museum and has lost much of its charm. Many of the interactive displays don't work or only partially work. Their main attraction is that it's free - but you get what you pay for. Interesting that ASU invests in real estate like it's going out of style yet cannot update a core component like the library. The front desk girl was exceptionally polite and friendly. Would not come again unless my life...

It was hard to find at first. I called and still couldn't figure out the directions and the campus kids weren't much help. But once I was there it blew my mind. The mastodon is the main attraction. Once you go upstairs or take the elevator, you go to your left and your mind would be blown with all of the exhibits! I absolutely loved it and will be going back really soon. The pics I posted isn't even half of what the...