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WORDS Jeanni Brosius images Jeanni Brosius and courtesy Jon Clowers
THERE IS A GRAY BRICK BUILDING on Ouachita
Walking through the museum and seeing all the old toys
Avenue in Hot Springs wrapped in pictures of various Star
and memorabilia evokes memories and feelings from one’s
Wars characters and superheroes. Inside the building is much
youth. “I had one of those when I was a kid,” a man in the
more than just a Star Wars museum. It’s a portal to the past.
tour group excitedly said.
Walking through the front door, customers can meander
Over time, The Galaxy Connection has become more of a
around a gift shop filled with action figures, comic books
pop culture museum rather than strictly Star Wars. But for
and other fun things. But once the tour of the museum
Star Wars fans, the interactive part is cool. Visitors can play
begins, guests are transported back in time to a retro
with lightsabers and try on helmets and other props.
arcade with old TVs connected to Ataris. Guests can take a little time to lounge in a 1980s living room and have a
When it came to the interactive part of our tour, members
Polaroid picture taken while sitting on a plaid sofa that
of the group laughed and played with the lightsabers, one
came straight out of the past.
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