Miss Laura's is now the Tourist Information Center for Fort Smith, as well as a sort of museum. The volunteers who welcome you are very friendly and glad to give a tour of the house, which has been restored. It is an interesting tour. Note the restrooms which feature old fashioned facilities you won't find many other places. They do... More

My husband and I showed up at Ms. Laura's on a Wednesday afternoon without calling first. When we walked in the door, we were immediately greeted and introduced to our personal guide. He took us through the building entertaining us with historical facts and stories of the building and it's occupants. He clearly loves Ft. Smith history. The entire tour... More

This old bordello is Ft. Smith's official Visitor Center. I wouldn't want to take kids on the tour or discuss the history of the house with them, but it was fun for my husband and me. If you have kids, I think you could go in and pick up brochures without exposing them to anything offensive (unless they are old... More

I have lived in Fort Smith most of my life and I was so disappointed when I took my boyfriend (who is a new comer to the city) to see the museum. We got there right at 4 p.m. and an older man in what looked like a marshalls costume rudely told us Miss Laura's was closed. He basically walked... More

Make this bordello your 1st stop in Fort Smith. It's free, and as well as the tour, you'll find info about other places to visit in Fort Smith. There are a couple of maps that you can pick up that will help you get around Ft. Smith. I read in an earlier review that the place smelled bad. We didn't... More

We made a side stop to Miss Laura's on our trip across the country. They have done a wonderful job of resorting the house. There are original artifacts, furniture, pictures of the girls who worked there and a lovely tour.

The Fort Smith city visitors center is a great place to start a tour of the city. The tour literally starts in the center itself, which was a former bordello. Known as "MIss Laura's," it was a legal bordello, until the city outlawed it in 1924. Today they give tours of this. It's interesting to hear the tours, especially if... More

Once called the "Riverfront Hotel" to be proper, the city's Visitors Center is the only former bordello listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built just before 1900, it was once the most popular place on the city's bawdy Front Street along the Arkansas River. Miss Laura's Visitors Center offer personal tour and a 45 minute ( $1.00) Bus... More