Escape to the Southeast - 2009-10 Edition

ARKANSAS
Choose Your Arkansas Adventure

Arkansas is a natural destination for ro- mantic getaways, weekend escapes and family vacations. Gear up for a float trip or book a guided fishing excursion on one of Arkansas’s pristine rivers. Learn old-time traditions at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View. Step aboard the USS Razorback submarine at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock. Keep what you find at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, the world’s only diamond mine open to the public. Catch minor league baseball at North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Arkansas Travelers, and at Springdale’s Arvest Ballpark, home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Stroll along beautifully manicured botanical gardens. Indulge in upscale shopping and fine dining. Play a round on any or all of the 15 elite courses listed on The Natural State Golf Trail.

Your Arkansas getaway can be anything you want it to be. Use your imagination to create your ideal vacation or view our sample itineraries to get you going.

Six Sample Itineraries

Arkansas is located in the heart of the American South and has six geographic regions: Central, Delta, Timberlands, Ouachitas, River Valley and Ozarks. Below are six corresponding sample itineraries to help you plan your great escape.

➊ Arkansas’s Central Region is anchored by Little Rock, the state’s capital city. Begin

your travels at downtown Little Rock’s Old State House Museum, which served as the Arkansas State Capitol until 1911 and now stands as a museum of Arkansas history featuring permanent and rotating exhibits.

Go four blocks east to Little Rock’s River Market District, home to the Clinton Presidential Center and Park, which houses the nation’s largest archival collection of presidential history.

Explore the great outdoors at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, an oasis in the bustling west Little Rock area. Climb to the top of Pinnacle Mountain for an incredible view of the Arkansas River Valley.

Travel southeast via I- 40, I-440 and Ark. 165 to visit the Scott Plantation Settlement where various buildings depict a typical Arkansas plantation. Self-guided walking tours are available. Located on Ark. 161 is the Plantation Agriculture Museum where exhibits and programs interpret the state’s farming heritage. Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park is located nearby and preserves the state’s tallest Native American mounds.