Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Jasper (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Horseshoe Canyon Guest Ranch, Emma's Museum of Junk, and Newton County Courthouse. Also, be sure to include Newton County Jail in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Jasper (Arkansas).
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Horseshoe Canyon Guest Ranch
Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Campsite, Canyon
Address: HC 70 261, 72641 Jasper
Emma's Museum of Junk
Specialty museum, Antiques, Museum
Address: 203 E Court St, 72641 Jasper
Newton County Courthouse
The Newton County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Jasper, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas. It is a two-story masonry structure, constructed out of concrete and limestone, with restrained Art Deco styling. The building has an H shape, with a center section joining flanking projecting wings. The entrance is at the center, with "Newton County" inscribed in a panel above it, with stylized Art Deco elements. It was built in 1939 with funding from the Works Progress Administration. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Billing itself the "Elk Capital of Arkansas", Jasper worked with Newton County in 2017 to build a large elk statue on the courthouse lawn. Elk were native to Arkansas but had been hunted to extinction locally by the 1840s. Elk were reintroduced to the Boxley Valley area in 1981 in a cooperative program run by several agencies with local landowners. Elk hunting licenses were issued in 1998.[1]
Newton County Jail
Building in Jasper, Arkansas. The former Newton County Jail is located at the junction of Spring and Elm Streets in Jasper, Arkansas. Built of local stone c. 1903–04, it served as a local lockup until 2009, when a new jail was opened. It is a two-story structure, located just off the courthouse square northwest of the county courthouse. Its main facade has a center entrance flanked by barred windows, and a larger two-leaf casement window, also barred, set in a segmented-arch opening, at the center of the second floor.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[2]