5. The glass-and-wood Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs
2. The splendid view from Mount Magazine
3. The folk art products of Ozark Folk Center
4. The colors in October
5. Buffalo River is fabulous
6. Some small towns like Bentonville, Springdale, and Fayetteville.
7. Petit Jean State Park is wonderful
1. Leave the Crater of Diamonds empty-handed
2. In many parts of Little Rock the buildings are unattractive
3. Very high sales taxes
4. In the smaller towns, streets are empty after 6 p.m.
In Arkansas, no alcohol purchases in stores on Sundays.
Arkansas ranks among the five most dangerous states in the US. Arkansas's violent crime rate is strongly concentrated in a handful of cities, which don't attract tourists anyway. Pine Bluff and West Memphis are the most dangerous cities.
Arkansas - The Natural State - k.m. photo
The pronunciation “AR-kan-saw” is the right way. It’s a French spelling of a Native name, probably the Myaamia name for the Ugaxpa (Quapaw) people, which means “downriver people,” although it’s also been translated as “people of the south wind.” American English sometimes retains French spellings and sometimes doesn’t.
Neighbors: Missouri (north), Tennessee and Mississippi (east), Louisiana (south), Texas (southwest), Oklahoma (west)
Size: 137,733 km² (53,179 sq mi)
Population (in 2020): 3.1 million - 77% White, 15,4% Black (African American)
Capital city: Little Rock
Arkansas began as a southern state in 1836 and was part of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. In modern times, it has become a little bit of both a southern and a central state.
The Clintons are from Arkansas.
Little Rock
Arkansas - Little Rock - Arkansas State Capitol - j.k. photo
Arkansas - Little Rock - Esse Purse Museum & Store - one of the three purse museums in the world - j.k. photo
Buffalo National River
Mammoth Spring State Park
Arkansas - Mammoth Spring State Park - j.k. photo
Thorncrown Chapel
Mount Magazine State Park
Blanchard Springs Caverns
Hot Springs National Park
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville