The official rosters put 25 Arkansas institutions on one program or another, clustered in Bentonville, Little Rock, Fayetteville: 8 NARM, 2 ASTC Passport Program, 1 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 2 AHS Garden Network, 2 ACM, 6 Museums for All, 4 Time Travelers. Enter your ZIP in the lookup to sort them by distance with each program's rules applied. Rosters pulled 2026-09-05.
| Program | Arkansas rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 8 | 32% | Bentonville (3) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 2 | 8% | Hot Springs (1) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 1 | 4% | Little Rock (1) |
| AHS Garden Network | 2 | 8% | Fayetteville (1) |
| ACM | 2 | 8% | Little Rock (1) |
| Museums for All | 6 | 24% | North Little Rock (2) |
| Time Travelers | 4 | 16% | Springdale (1) |
Arkansas has 2 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 1 possible pairs — and 0 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Mid-America Science Museum to Scott Family Amazeum is the tightest span at 149 miles; Mid-America Science Museum to Scott Family Amazeum is the longest at 149, comfortably past 90. The rule measures from both your home science center and your home address, as the crow flies. How the ASTC rule works.
Some Arkansas institutions honor several programs at once (5 of them on our map): Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (NARM + Museums for All); Little Rock Zoo (AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program + Museums for All); Museum of Discovery (Museums for All + ACM); Scott Family Amazeum (ASTC Passport Program + ACM); Shiloh Museum of Ozark History (NARM + Time Travelers).
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | Little Rock |
| Bentonville History Museum | Bentonville |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Bentonville |
| The Momentary | Bentonville |
| Washington County Historical Society | Fayetteville |
| Shiloh Museum of Ozark History | Springdale |
| Fort Smith Regional Art Museum | Fort Smith |
| South Arkansas Arts Center | El Dorado |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville |
| Mid-America Science Museum | Hot Springs |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Little Rock Zoo | Little Rock |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Botanical Garden of the Ozarks | Fayetteville |
| Garvan Woodland Gardens | Hot Springs |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Museum of Discovery | Little Rock |
| Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Historic Arkansas Museum | Little Rock |
| Arkansas Air and Military Museum | Fayetteville |
| Shiloh Museum of Ozark History | Springdale |
| Old Independence Regional Museum | Batesville |
The EBT route needs no membership at all — 6 Arkansas institutions take a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID for up to four people at free-to-$5: Little Rock Zoo · Clinton Presidential Center · Museum of Discovery · Arkansas Air & Military Museum · Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Museum of Regional History. Program rules.
The same library card may also lend a Arkansas state park pass.
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8 Arkansas institutions are on the current NARM roster, including Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Bentonville History Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Momentary. It only works if your home membership is at the NARM tier; per-museum flags can exclude events or locals within 15 miles.
Yes — everywhere. Arkansas has 2 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 1 possible pairs — and 0 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Mid-America Science Museum to Scott Family Amazeum is the tightest span at 149 miles; Mid-America Science Museum to Scott Family Amazeum is the longest at 149, comfortably past 90.
Yes: 6 Arkansas institutions participate in Museums for All, where a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID admits up to four people for free to $5 — no membership needed.