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A
Ace of Clubs House, 92
All Seasons Trail, 186
Allen’s Barbeque, 24, 148
alligators, 78, 105, 137, 169
Alotian, 29
Altus, 34, 161, 166–67
Altus Heritage House Museum, 161
Alum Cove Natural Bridge, 126
American Bonsai Nursery, 177
Annual Beanfest & Outhouse Races, 265
Annual Camden BPW Barn Sale, 119–20
Annual Ozark Folk Festival, 265
Annual Riverfest, 119
Annual Tontitown Grape Festival, 218
Annual Wynne Farm Fest, 84
Antique Warehouse of Arkansas, 23, 263
antiques, 23
AR 7, 126, 185
archeology, 39, 73, 75
Arkadelphia, 24, 90, 128–29
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, 32, 158, 200
Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo, 137
Arkansas Arts Center, 31, 91, 98
Arkansas Big Bass Classic, 157
Arkansas.com, 23, 28
Arkansas Delta Byways Tourist Association, 46
Arkansas Derby, 28, 138
Arkansas Historic Wine Museum, 34, 135, 166
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, 92–94
Arkansas Museum of Discovery, 94, 117
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 38, 91, 96
Arkansas Post, 22, 27, 157
Arkansas Public Theatre, 215
Arkansas Railroad Museum, 32, 96
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 118
Arkansas River Trail, 89
Arkansas River Visitor Center, 160, 165
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, 94
Arkansas State Capitol, 94
Arkansas State Museum, 71
Arkansasstateparks.com, 41
Arkansas State University Museum, 73
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, 116
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, 145
Arrowhead Crystal Mine, 140–41
Artisans Market on the Square, 265
arts, 31
Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 98
Arts Center of the Grand Prairie, 49
Arts Center of the Ozarks, 192
Arvest Ballpark, 183, 215
Ashley’s Mills, Battle of, 52
Audubon Society, 111
Aviation Cadet Museum, 229
B
Ballet Arkansas, 116
Baltz, William, 54, 230
Band Museum, 91
Bargains Galore, 23
Barkshed Recreational Areas, 221
Barling, 168
Barnhill Arena, 30
Basin Park Hotel, 33, 237, 249
Bass, Arvell, 28
Batesville, Mark Martin Museum, 33, 235
Bathhouse Row, 132
baths, 129
Battle of Ashley’s Mills, 52
Battle of Helena, 55, 75
Battle of Jenkins Ferry, 97
Battle of Poison Springs, 91
Battle of Reed’s Bridge, 97
bauxite, 97
BBQ, 24
Bear Creek Cycle Trail, 38
Bear Creek Lake, 70, 78
Bear Creek Springs Trout Farm, 234, 234
Beaver Lake, 202, 203, 204, 221, 235
Belladerm, 200
Belle Grove historic district, 161, 166
Belle of Hot Springs Riverboat, 137
Belle of the Ozarks, 236
Benton, Gann Museum, 97
Bentonville, 11, 14, 183–84, 184, 187–88; 21C Museum Hotel, 196–97, 204; airport, 156, 184; Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), 188; biking, 24; Compton Gardens, 199; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 188, 190; Museum of Native American Artifacts, 193, 194; Scott Family Amazeum, 184, 200, 200, 201; Walmart, 183, 187, 188, 195, 196–97; Walmart Visitor Center, 195, 195
Berryville, Cosmic Caverns, 241
Bible Museum, The, 229
bicycling, 24, 38; AR 7, 126; Arkadelphia, 128; Arkansas River Trail, 89; Big Dam Bridge, The, 89; BMX, 107; Cane Creek State Park, 107–8; Carriage House Inn, The, 146; DeGray Lake Resort State Park & Lodge, 138; Lake Chicot State Park, 54; Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, 126; Loose Caboose Festival, 83; maps, 23; Millwood State Park, 111; Nebo State Park, 173; Scenic 7 Byway, 126; Village Creek State Park, 80; White Oak Lake State Park, 110; Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, 172
Big Bass Bonanza, 157
Big Brushy, 126
Big Dam Bridge, The, 89
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 52
Big Woods, woodpecker, 25, 33, 45
Bikes, Blues, & BBQ Motorcycle Rally, 29, 30, 183, 188, 218
biking, 29, 30, 38, 183, 188, 218
Biloxi Blues, 162
birding, 25; Arkansas Delta Byways, 6; Arkansas River Valley, 155; Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 52; Bona Dea Trails and Sanctuary, 16; Buffalo National River, 225; Cane Creek State Park, 107–8; Crowley’s Ridge, 68; Delta, 4; Fort Smith, 159; Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 169; Lake Chicot, 55; Lake Village, 48; Millwood Lake, 111; Mount Magazine State Park, 174; Russellville, 160; St. Francis Wildlife Management Area, 78; Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, 53; woodpecker, 16, 25, 33, 45, 46
Bismarck, 138
Black Bass Lake, 221
bladesmithing, 93
Blakely Mountain Dam, 90
Blanchard Springs Caverns, 26, 181, 220, 239–41
Blue Spring Heritage Center & Gardens, 231
bluegrass, 26, 72, 83, 150, 177, 262
Blytheville Heritage Museum, 49
Blytheville, 46, 48–49, 57, 60, 64
Boone County Heritage Museum, 226, 229
Boston Mountains, 18, 156, 181; Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, 200; Artist Point Gift Shop & Museum, 216; Buffalo National River, 224; Mountain View, 227; Salem Plateau, 219; scenic loop, 186
Boston Mountains Scenic Loop, The, 186
Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 198–99
Bowie, Jim, 93
Brewer Crystal Mining, 141
breweries, 26, 117, 215
Brinkley, 48; Central Delta Depot & Museum, 49; Cottage Mall & Café, 57; Louisiana Purchase State Park, 53; Mallard Pointe Lodge, 56
Brinkley, Hugh, 48
Brock, Lou, 91
Brock Creek, four-wheeling, 29
Brotherhood, The, 15, 94
Brown, Floyd, 48
Bubba’s Blues Corner, 26, 83
Buckstaff Bathhouse, 132–33
Bud Walton Arena, 30, 194
Buffalo National River, 26, 224–25
Buffalo National River Civil War Heritage Trail, 186
Bull Shoals Lake, 29, 223, 242–44
Bull Shoals-White River State Park, 242–43
Burns Park, 107
butterflies, 25, 28, 105, 174
C
Cabins at Dry Creek, 41
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, 52
Caddo Nation, 98, 155
Caddo River, 33, 127, 131
Cadron Settlement Park, 129, 165
Cajun Express, 83
Calico Rock, 182, 220, 221
Camden, 90, 91, 119–20, 128
Camden Daffodil Festival, 119
Cane Creek State Park, 37, 41, 58, 107, 108, 109
canoeing; Buffalo Camping, Canoeing, and Cabins, 252; Buffalo National River, 33; Caddo River, 127; Cassatot River, 128; Devil’s Den State Park, 159; Hardy, 254; Helena-West Helena, 76; Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, 250; Lake Devil, 209; Mulberry River, 157; Ozark, 160; Spring River, 223
Capone, Al, 124, 131, 145
Capone’s Ohio Club, 149
Captain Henderson House, 143, 143
Cardboard Boat Festival, 28
Carl A. Totemeier Horticulture Center, 199
Carnall Hall, 202, 205, 206, 213
Carpenter Dam, 90
Cash, Johnny, 19, 51–52
Casqui, 39, 75
Castaway Sailing on Beaver Lake, 235
caverns, 26, 126, 220, 239–41, 241
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), 36
Celestial Windz Harmonic Bizaar, 231–32
Central Delta Depot Museum and Visitor Center, 48, 49
Chalk Bluff Battlefield Park, 74
Charlotte’s Eats & Sweets, 32
Chateau aux Arc Vineyards & Winery, 34, 166
Cherokees: Cadron Settlement Park, 165; Conway, 129; Military Road Trail, 69; Pickles Gap Village, 151
chocolate gravy, 57, 261
Christ of the Ozarks, 231, 232
Civil War, 26–27; Battlefield, A Civil War Bookshoppe, The, 151; Battle of Ashley’s Mills, 52; Battle of Fayetteville, 192; Boone County Heritage Museum, 229; Buffalo National River Civil War Heritage Trail, 186; Camden, 91; Camden Daffodil Festival, 119; Chalk Bluff Battlefield Park, 74; Chalk Bluff Civil War Battlefield, 69; Civil War Red River Campaign State Parks, 100, 102; Delta Cultural Center, 75; Delta Heritage Tours, 55; Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, 197; Fort Smith Museum of History, 163; Fort Smith National Historic Site, 166; Grant County Museum & Heritage Village, 97; Headquarters House Museum, 192–93, 193; Helena, 67, 73; Historic Van Winkle Trail, 187; Historic Washington State Park, 93; Jacksonville Military History Museum, 97; Lake Chicot State Park, 48; Lake Village, 48; Pea Ridge National Military Park, 198; Phillips County Museum, 73; Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 41, 198; St. Charles Museum, 50–51; St. Charles, 49; St. Francis, 74; Van Buren, 160
Civil War Red River Campaign State Parks, 100, 102
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 36
Clarendon, 52, 58
Clarksville, 31, 155, 156, 158
climbing, 38, 109, 110, 174, 250
Clinton, Bill, 24–25; Arkadelphia, 129; Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, 145; Clinton, William J., 189; Hope, 92; Hot Springs, 130; McClard’s Bar-B-Q, 148
Clinton Birthplace and Museum, 92
Clinton boyhood home, 88
Clinton First Home Museum and Exhibit Center, 100, 102
Clinton House Museum, 25, 192
Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, 99, 106
Compton Gardens, 199
Confederate Cemetery, 27, 55, 197
Conway, 129; Cadron Settlement Park, 165; chamber of commerce, 125; Conway Symphony Orchestra, 149; Faulkner County Museum, 131; Pickles Gap Village, 151; Toad Suck Daze, 151–52
Cosmic Cavern, 26, 241
Cossatot River, 33, 37, 38, 124, 125, 128, 130, 146
Cossatot State Park, 37, 130
Costello, Frank, 131
cotton, 19, 49, 50, 68, 128
Cowie Wine Cellars, 34, 167
Craig’s Brothers Café, 24, 58
Crater of Diamonds State Park, 20, 36, 87, 103
crawfish, 55, 83
Crescent Hotel, 33, 226, 232, 233, 236
Crockett, Davy, 93
Cross-Eyed Pig, 24
Crossett, 33, 102, 106
Crossland Zoo, 102
Crowley, Benjamin F., 67, 79
Crowley’s Ridge, 16, 20, 28, 65–84; Annual Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin Patch, 84; Annual Wynne Farm Fest, 84; Arkansas State University Museum, 73; canoe, 76; CCC, 36; Chalk Bluff Civil War Battlefield, 69, 74; crawfish, 83; Crowley’s Ridge State Park, 79; Delta Cultural Center, 74; Earl Buss Bayou DeView, 77; Forrest City, 71; Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 25, 26, 77; golf, 76–77; Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, 73; horses, 27, 76; Jonesboro, 71; King Biscuit Blues Festival, 84; L’Anguille River, 70; Loose Caboose Festival, 83; Marianna, 71; Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center, 74; Military Road Trail, 69; Mississippi River State Park, 69, 70; Paragould, 71, 83; Parker Homestead, 74; Parkin Archeological State Park, 70, 75; Phillips County Museum, 73; Piggott, 71, 84; Quapaw Canoe Company, 76; Ridges at Village Creek, The, 76; Sage Meadows, 77; St. Francis County Museum, 72; St. Francis National Forest, 70; St. Francis River, 69; St. Francis Sunken Lands, 70, 78; St. Francis Wildlife Management Area, 78; Village Creek State Park, 76, 80; Wynne, 72, 84
Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 25, 26, 77
Crowley’s Ridge Parkway, 38, 69, 81
Crowley’s Ridge State Park, 79
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 11, 13, 13, 31, 184, 188, 189, 190–91, 196
crystal mines, 140–41. See also crystals
Crystal Seen Trading Company, The, 141
crystals, 19, 124, 125, 129, 131, 140–41, 241, 263
Curran Hall Visitors Information Center, 101
D
Daffodil Festival, 91, 119
Daisy Airgun Museum, 192, 192
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 49
Darby, William O., 166
Davidsonville Historic State Park, 37, 243
Davies, Ladd, 37
Davies, Richard, 16, 21, 232
Davies, Samuel G., 16, 37
Davis, Geena, 188
de Soto, Hernando: agriculture, 19; Casqui, 39, 75; Hot Springs National Park, 18, 133; Ouachita Mountains, 123; Parkin, 39, 75
DeGray Lake, 124, 127–128, 144
DeGray Lake Resort State Park & Lodge, 38, 42, 138
Delta Cultural Center, 26, 55, 67, 74
Delta Heritage Tours, 55
Delta Rivers Nature Center, 91, 104
Des Arc, 55, 59
Desha County Museum, 50
Devil’s Den State Park, 38, 208, 209; Boston Mountains Scenic Loop, 186; canoeing, 159; CCC, 36, 209; Northwest Mountain Bike Championships, 38; Ozark Mountain Bike Festival, 38
Diamond Bear Brewing Company, 117
Dickey-Stephens Park, 105, 105
distilleries, 26
Drive-In movies, 27, 215, 263
ducks: Arkansas Game and fish Commission, 30; Delta Resort & Spa, 56;Earl Buss Bayou DeView, 77;Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 169; Little Red River, 222; Mallard Pointe Lodge, 56; Mark’s Prairie Wings, 61; Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, 51; Popa Duck Lodge, 56; St. Francis Sunken Lands, 78–79; Stuttgart, 49, 63; The Delta, 45; Wings of the Prairie Festival, 63–64; World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest, 63–64
Dumas, 50, 58, 62, 157
Dyess, 19, 51
E
Eagle Vista, 126
Earl Buss Bayou DeView, 77
Eddie Mae Herron Center, 232–33
Edison, Thomas, 73
El Dorado: 87, 91, 119; AR 7, 125;Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 38; Bar J Ranch, 114; Downtown, 119; golf, 104; gunfight, 21; Moro Bay State Park, 108; oil, 21, 90, 91; Ouachita River, 128; South Arkansas Arboretum State Park, 102; South Arkansas Arts Center Theatre, 118; Union Square Guest Quarters, 114
Elderhostels, 41
EMOBA—Ernie’s Museum of Black Arkansas, 95
Enchanted Doll Museum, 162
equestrians, 27–28. See also horses
ERA Longwoods, 15
escape room, 262
Eureka Springs, 221, 223–26, 228; Annual Ozark Folk Festival, 265; Aviation Cadet Museum, 229; The Bible Museum, 229; Black Bass Lake, 221; Blue Spring Heritage Center & Gardens, 231; Castaway Sailing on Beaver Lake, 235; Celestial Windz Harmonic Bizaar, 231–32; Christ of the Ozarks, 231, 232; Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway, 237; Eureka Springs City Auditorium, 261; Eureka Springs Ghost Tours, 236; Eureka Springs Historic Downtown Walking Tours, 221; Eureka Springs Historical Museum, 229; Frog Fantasies Museum & Gift Shop, 229; Fun Spot, 262; ghost tours, 236, 237; Hidden Diversity Trail, 222; horse riding, 250; Lake Leatherwood Park, 243; Onyx Cave, 242; Opera, 263; Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down, 263; Pigeon Roost Trail, 221; Pivot Rock and Natural Bridge, 238; Quigley’s Castle, 238; Shaddox Hollow Trail, 222; Southern Pride Carriage Tours, 238; spas, 235–36, 249; St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 233, 233; The Great Passion Play, 229, 262; tours, 236; Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, 240; UFO conference, 264
Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway, 32, 237
Eureka Springs City Auditorium, 261, 265
Eureka Springs Ghost Tours, 236
Eureka Springs Historical Museum, 229
Eureka Springs Historic Downtown Walking Tours, 221
F
fall color, 28, 68, 80
Family Pie Shop, The, 32, 58
Fargo Agricultural School Museum, 48
Faulkner County Museum, 131
Fayetteville, 188; Ale Trail, 26; All Seasons Trail, 186; Beaver Lake, 203, 204; Belladerm, 200; bicycling, 24; Bikes, Blues, & BBQ Motorcycle Rally, 29, 30, 218; Boston Mountains Scenic Loop, The, 186; Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 198, 199; Carnall Hall, 202, 205, 206; Clinton House Museum, 25, 192; Dickson Street Entertainment District, 215; drive-in, 27; Emelia’s Kitchen, 210; farmers’ market, 217; Glo Limited, 201; Headquarters House Museum, 192, 193; Herman’s Ribhouse, 210; Joe Martin Stage Race, 24; Lights of the Ozarks, 218; nightlife, 215; Pratt Place Inn & Barn, 207, 207; spas, 200; The Farmers Table, 210; University of Arkansas, 30, 194; Walton Arts Center, 195; White River, 187
Fayetteville Arts Festival, 188
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, 197
Fayetteville Visitor Center, 194
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, 90, 106
festivals: Ale Trail, 26; Annual Beanfest & Outhouse Races, 265; Annual Camden BPW Barn Sale, 119–20; Annual Ozark Folk Festival, 265; Annual Tontitown Grape Festival, 218; Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, 78; Arkansas Folk Festival, 40; Arkansas.com, 23; Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), 188; Bikes, Blues, and BBQ, 26, 28, 188; bluegrass, 26; Blues Festival in Helena, 31; butterfly festival, 25; Camden Daffodil Festival, 91, 119; Cardboard Boat Festival, 28; Fayetteville Arts Festival, 188; Great American Beer Festival, 118; Harvest! Festival, 118; Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 150, 152; Jonquil Festival, 93; King Biscuit Blues Festival, 26, 28, 62–63, 84; Lights of the Delta, 64; Loose Caboose Festival, 83; National Chuckwagon Race Championships, 28; Old Fort Day Rodeo, 159; Opera in the Ozarks, 31, 263; Ozark Mountain Bike Festival, 38; Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 109; Pioneer Days Craft Fair and Festival, 230; Portfest, 28; Racing Festival of the South, 28, 138; Riverfest, 29; Southwestern Regional Ballet Association Festival, 116; T Tauri Film Festival & Movie Camp, 62; Toad Suck Daze, 151; The Unexpected, 11, 161; Wildwood Music Festival, 118; Wine & Food FEASTival, 118; Wings Over the Prairie Festival, 49, 63–64
fishing, 29; Anglers White River Resort, 260; Arkansas River, 157, 159; Bar J Ranch, 114; Bear Creek Lake, 70, 78; Bear Creek Springs Trout Farm, 234, 234; Beaver Lake, 247; Beaverfork Lake, 129; Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 52; Brinkley, 48; Bull Shoals Lake, 227, 243–44; Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, 52; Caddo River, 127; Crooked Creek, 238; Crowley’s Ridge State Park, 79; Davidsonville Historic State Park, 243; Dry Run Creek, 223; Earl Buss Bayou DeView, 77; Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, 106; Greers Ferry Lake, 244; Guide Services, 136; Highway 27 Fishing Village, 146; His Place Resort, 253; Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery, 223; Kings River, 222; Lake Atalanta, 203; Lake Austell, 80; Lake Bailey, 174; Lake Charles State Park, 243; Lake Chicot, 48; Lake Conway, 129; Lake Dardanelle, 157, 158, 160, 170; Lake Devil, 209; Lake Dunn, 80; Lake Frierson State Park, 79; Lake Maumelle, 90, 111; Lake Ouachita, 128, 131, 139; Lake Poinsett State Park, 80; Lake Village, 48; Lake Wilhelmina, 130; L’Anguille River, 70; Lindsey’s Rainbow Resort, 254; Little Red River, 222; Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery, 223; Marion McCollum/Greenlee Lake, 48; Maumelle Park, 90; Millwood Lake, 111; Moro Bay State Park, 108; Mountain Home, 227; Mulberry River, 158; Norfork Lake, 227; North Fork, The, 222–23; Ouachita River, 90, 128; Portfest, 28; Puddin’ Ridge Farm, 255; River Reel Cottage, 251; Russellville, 160, 170–71; Saracen Landing, 110; Schoolhouse Lodge, 57; Spring River, 223; St. Francis Lake, 78; Stetson’s Resort, 256; StoneCreek Ranch Resort, 257; Storm Creek Lake, 78; Table Rock Lake, 244; Toad Suck Park, 129; Upper White River, 187; Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, 53; Wells Lake, 168; White Oak Lake, 110; White River, 18, 182, 182, 187, 222, 223, 227, 243, 260
Forrest City, 71, 72
Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center, 25, 26, 71, 77
Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum, 162, 163
Fort Chaffee Crossing, 162
Fort Smith, 14, 18, 155, 159; 64.6 Downtown, 161; Beland Manor Bed & Breakfast, 171; Enchanted Doll Museum, 162–63; fishing, 157; Fort Chaffee Barbershop Museum, 163; Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, 168; Lake Fort Smith State Park, 203; Miss Laura’s Visitor Center, 165; The Park at West End, 177; Performing Arts Center, 177; public art exhibitions, 11; restaurants, 175–76; Riverside Furniture Factory Outlet, 178; The Unexpected, 161
Fort Smith Air Museum, 162, 163
Fort Smith Art Center, 161
Fort Smith Lumber Co., 36
Fort Smith Museum of History, 163, 163
Fort Smith National Cemetery, 163, 166
Fort Smith National Historic Site, 18, 165–66
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, 160
Fort Smith River Park, 177
Fort Smith Trolley, 164
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, 163, 166
four-wheeling, 29
Frank Broyles Athletic Center, 30, 194
Fred Berry Conservation Education Center on Crooked Creek, 238
Free Music in Basin Spring Park, 261
Frisco Depot, 38
Frishmuth, Harriet Whitney, 13
Frog Fantasies Museum & Gift Shop, 229
Fun Spot, 262
Funland Amusement Park, 107
G
Gangster Museum of America, 131
Gann Museum, 97, 97
Garvan Woodland Gardens, 129, 135
Gavioli Chapel, 228, 249
geocaching, 50, 158
geology, 16–17, 19, 20, 21, 72, 77, 181
Ghost Hunters, 33, 236
ghost tours, 33, 226, 236, 237
go-carts, 104, 262
golf, 29–30; Aloft, 205; Arsenic and Old Lace Bed & Breakfast, 245; DeGray Lake Resort State Park & Lodge, 138; El Dorado, 10; Forrest City, 71; Glenwood, 136; Heartstone Inn Bed & Breakfast, 246; Hot Springs, 129, 136; Jonesboro, 77; Little Rock, 94, 103; Mountain Home, 234; Table Rock Lake, 244; Van Buren, 160; Wynne, 72, 76
Gone with the Wind, 101, 163
GoPro Bassmasters Elite, 160
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, 91, 104
grand prairie museum, 51
Grant, Ulysses S., 113, 198
Grant County Museum & Heritage Village, 97
Great Passion Play, The, 31–32, 226, 229, 262
Great River Road, 46, 47, 47, 50, 81
Greers Ferry, fishing, 29
Greers Ferry Dam, 222, 237, 239, 244
Greers Ferry Lake, 244, 255
Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery, 239
Grisham, John, 48, 61
Gryphon’s Roost Day Spa & Gallery, 235
Guachoya Cultural Arts Center, 49
Gunner Pool, 221
Gurdon, 33
H
hang gliding, 16, 30, 36, 172, 174
“Hanging Judge” (Isaac C. Parker), 155, 166
Hardison, T. W., 36
Hardy, 182, 227, 254
Harrisburg, 74, 80
Harrison, 226, 227; 3 Oaks Country Bed & Breakfast, 246; AR 7, 185; Bear Creek Springs Trout Farm, 234, 234; Boone County Heritage Museum, 229; DeVito’s Restaurant & Trout Farm, 258; horse riding, 250; Hotel Seville, 249; John Paul’s, 258; Lost Spur Guest Ranch, 250; Lyric Theatre, 262; Marine Corps Legacy Museum, 229, 230; Mystic Caverns, 241; National Scenic Byway, 185; Neighbor’s Mill Bakery & Café, 259; Queen Anne House, 247; Shelby’s, 264; spas, 236
hatcheries, 18, 181, 223, 239, 244
Haunted Tours of Little Rock, 33
Headquarters House Museum, 192, 193
Heber Springs, 28, 222, 239, 244, 254–55
Heifer International Global Headquarters & Village, 90, 104
Helena-West Helena, 24, 45, 55; Bailee Mae’s, 81; Battle of, 55; Bistro Bar and Grill, 82; Bubba’s Blues Corner, 83; canoeing, 76; civil war, 27, 67, 75; Crowley’s Ridge Parkway, 69; Delta Cultural Center, 74; Delta Heritage Tours, 55; Edwardian Inn, 81; Granny Dee’s Soul Food, 81; King Biscuit Blues Festival, 26, 28, 62, 84; Pasquale’s Original Tamales, 82; Phillips County Museum, 73; St. Francis Wildlife Management Area, 78
Hemingway, Ernest, 71, 74
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, 72, 73
Hempstead County Courthouse, 27, 93
Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County, 131
Hidden Diversity Trail, 222
His Place Resort, 253
Historic Arkansas Museum, 95
Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, 51
Historic Malco Theatre, 150
Historic Van Winkle Trail, 186
Historic Washington State Park, 27, 39, 40, 93
Hobbs State Park, 186, 202–3
hogs, 30
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 169
Hope, 24, 87, 92, 98, 100, 102
Hope Visitor Center, 92, 92
Horse Racing and Electronic Gaming Oaklawn Park, 138
horses: AR 7, 126; Arkansas Derby, 28; Arvell Bass, 28, 257; Bar J Ranch, 114; Buffalo National River, 224, 225; camping, 209; DeGray Lake Resort State Park & Lodge, 139; Devil’s Den State Park, 209; Dinner Bell Ranch and Resort, 250; Haflinger, 208; Hidden Diversity Trail, 222; Historic Washington State Park, horse-drawn carriage, 93; horse-drawn carriage, 93, 137, 238; Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, 28, 227, 250, 251; Hot Springs, 129, 137; Lake Frierson State Park, 80; little mare, 74; Lost Spur Guest Ranch, 250; miniature horses, 218; Mount Magazine State Park, 174; Mountain Harbor Resort, 147; Mountain Home, 227; National Chuckwagon Race Championships, 28; Oakland Park, 129, 130, 138; Pea Ridge National Military Park, 198; Scenic 7 Byway, 126; Shepherd of the Ozarks, 256; Southern Pride Carriage Tours, 238; Stone Creek Ranch, 28, 227, 257; Village Creek State Park (Horse Hilton), 27, 72, 76; Wonder Horse, 54, 230; Wynne, 72
Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, 28, 227, 250, 251
Hot Springs, 124–25, 124, 129; 1884 Wildwood Bed & Breakfast Inn, 142; Al Capone, 124; Alison Parsons Gallery, 150; alligators, 137; Almost Home Houseboat Rentals, 145; American Art Gallery, 150; Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, The, 145; Artists Workshop Gallery, 150; The Avenue, 149; Bartee Meadow Bed & Breakfast, 142; Bathhouse Row, 132; The Battlefield, A Civil War Bookshoppe, 151; BBQ, 24; Belle of Hot Springs Riverboat, 137; Buckstaff Bathhouse, 132; Butler Manor Bed & Breakfast, 142; Cajun Boilers, 148; Capone’s Ohio Club, 149; carriage company, 137; The Cheese Corner, 148; Bill Clinton, 25, 130; Downtown Hot Springs, 151; Dryden Pottery, 151; Fox Pass Pottery, 151; Gallery Walk, 126; Gangster Museum of America, 131; Garvan Woodland Gardens, 135; guide services, 136; Historic Malco Theatre, 150; Hot Springs Carriage Company, 137; Hot Springs Country Club, 136; Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 152; Hot Springs Mountain Tower, 135; houseboat rentals, 145; Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum, 132; Lake Catherine State Park, 139; Little Bitty City, 149; The Lobby Bar at The Arlington Hotel, 149; Lookout Point Lakeside Inn, 143, 144; Lucky Luciano, 124; Magic Springs/Crystal Falls Theme and Water Park, 137; Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic, 150; McClard’s Bar-B-Q, 148; Mid-America Science Museum, 132; Mountain Valley Water Visitor Center, 134; National Park Aquarium, 135; National Park Duck Tours, 137; Oaklawn Park, 28, 138; Pocket Theatre, 150; The Poet’s Loft, 150; Quapaw Baths and Spa, 134; riverboat, 137; Rod’s Pizza Cellar, 148; The Villa Gifts & Apparel, 151; Winery of Hot Springs, 135
Hot Springs National Park, 18, 123, 124, 129, 133–35, 137
Hot Springs Reservation. See Hot Springs National Park
houseboats, 124, 130, 131, 144–45, 147
Houston, Sam, 93
Howard, Guy, 193–94
Huckleberry Mountain, four-wheeling, 29
H. U. Lee International Gate and Garden, 102
hunting, 30; Backwoods Lodge, 146; Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, 52; Delta Resort & Spa, 56; Delta, 45; Earl Buss Bayou DeView, 77; Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, 106; Hobbs State Park, 202; L’Anguille River, 70; Mack’s Prairie Wings, 61; Mallard Pointe Lodge, 56; Marion McCollum/Greenlee Lake, 48; Ouachita, 123; Palaver Place Bed & Breakfast/Lodge, 56; Piggott, 72; Schoolhouse Lodge, 57; Stuttgart, 49; Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, 53
Huxtable Pumping Station, 71
I
IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association), 24
Imperial Dinner Theatre, 262
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), 24
interpretation, 40
Iron Springs, 126
J
Jack R. Rhodes Lakefront Park, 48
Jacksonport State Park, 38–39, 39
Jacksonville Military History Museum, 97
James, Jesse, 238
James Beard Foundation, 24
Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, 168, 169
Jasper, 28, 185, 227, 250
Jenkins Ferry, Battle of, 27, 97, 100, 102
Jerry Jones/Jim Lindsey Hall of Champions Museum, 30, 194
Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery, 223
Jimmy Driftwood’s Barn, 262
Joe Martin Stage Race, 24
Jones, E. Fay, 91
Jones Bar-B-Q Diner, 24
Jonesboro, 20, 26, 67, 71, 79, 101, 102
Jonquil, 69, 93
Joplin, Scott, 98, 106
Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum, 129, 132
Junction Bridge, 24, 99
K
kayaking, 32; 3 Rivers Outfitters, 254; arkansasstateparks.com, 41; Buffalo Camping, Canoeing, and Cabins, 252; Bull Shoals-White River State Park, 242; Cache River, 33; Cane Creek State Park, 37, 107–8, 108; Cassatot River, 33, 125, 128; Devil’s Den State Park, 209; Hardy, 254; His Place Resort, 253; Lake Charles State Park, 243; Lake Dardanelle State Park, 158, 170–71; Lake Frierson State Park, 79–80; Lake Ouachita State Park, 142; Lake Poinsett State Park, 80; Mulberry River, 157; Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 37; Village Creek State Park, 80
Keels Creek Winery, 34, 228
King Biscuit Blues Festival, 26, 28, 62–63, 64, 84
King Biscuit Time, 63, 67, 74, 84
Kings River Falls Natural Area, 222
Klipsch Museum of Audio History, The, 98
kudzu, 67
L
L’Anguille River, 70, 78
Lake Atalanta, 203
Lake Catherine State Park, 139; Captain Ron’s Striper Guide Service, 136; CCC, 36; Hot Springs, 90, 130; Lake Catherine, 30, 90; Ouachita River, 90, 128; state park, 139
Lake Charles State Park, 243
Lake Chicot State Park, 48–49, 54–55, 54
Lake Dardanelle, 157, 158, 160, 169, 170–72, 178
Lake Dardanelle State Park, 157, 158, 170
Lake Fort Smith State Park, 157, 203
Lake Frierson State Park, 79
Lake Hamilton, 30, 90; A-1 Guide Services, 136; Cajun Boilers, 148; Captain Ron’s Striper Guide Service, 136; Garvan Woodland Gardens, 135; Hot Springs, 90, 130; Lookout Point Lakeside Inn, 143; National Park Duck Tours, 137; Ouachita River, 90, 128
Lake Leatherwood Park, 243
Lake Maumelle, 111
Lake Ouachita, 124, 126; A-1 Guide Services, 136; Blakely Mountain Dam, 90; DreamChaser Houseboat Rentals, 147; kayaking, 142; Mount Ida, 131; Ouachita River, 128; Turtle Cove Spa, 133
Lake Ouachita State Park, 38, 139, 142
Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, 126
Lake Poinsett State Park, 79, 80
Lake Sylvia, 126, 174
Lake Village, 45, 48, 54, 59, 62
Lakeport Chicot Pumping Plant, 49
Lakeport Plantation, 19, 20, 49
lakes, 30
Ledbetter, Huddie “Leadbelly,” 98
Lee, Robert E., 73
Lee County Museum, 71
Lee Creek, 160, 208
Lights of the Delta, 64
Lights of the Ozarks, 218
limestone dam, 243
Lindbergh, Charles, 48
Lindsey’s Rainbow Resort, 254, 255
Little Bitty City, 149
Little Red River, 29, 219, 222, 239, 244, 254
Little Rock, 21, 87, 90; Annual Riverfest, 119; Arkansas Arts Center, 31; Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, 68; Arkansas River Trail, 89; The Big Dam Bridge, 24, 89; breweries, 26; campground, 90; civil war, 67, 87; Bill Clinton, 24; Cross-Eyed Pig, 24; cultural sites, 99–100; DeValls Bluff, 32; entertainment, 116–17; galleries and fine art, 98; golf, 29, 103–4; green space, 104–5; haunted tours, 33; historic sites, 100–1; lakes, 111; little rock tours, 106; lodging, 111–14; microbreweries, 117–18; museums, 92–96; Old Gin Antiques, 23; parks, 107, 109; pie, 32; Pinnacle Mountain, 38; River Rail Trolley, 90; Scott Plantation Settlement, 52; shopping, 118; spectator sports, 105–6; theater, 118; theme parks, 106; trolleys, 33; urban oases, 102; where to eat, 114–16; zoos, 102. See also North Little Rock
Little Rock Central High Museum and Visitor Center, 100
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, 101, 106
Little Rock Nine, 101
Little Rock Nine Memorial, 95, 101
Little Rock Tours, 106
Little Rock Zoo, 91, 101, 102, 115
Lobby Bar at The Arlington Hotel, The, 149
Logoly State Park, 21, 108
Lookout Point Lakeside Inn, 143, 144
Loose Caboose Festival, 83
Lorance Creek Natural Area, 107
Lost Spur Guest Ranch, 250
Louisiana Purchase State Park, 48, 53
Lower White River Museum State Park, 55
Luciano, Lucky, 124, 131
Lum and Abner, 130
Lum & Abner Jot ’Em Down Store & Museum, 130, 132
Luneau, David, 25
Lunker Labs, 239
Lyric Theatre, 262
M
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 96
Magic Springs/Crystal Falls Theme and Water Park, 129, 137
Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery, 223, 239
Mammoth Spring State Park, 38, 181, 223
Marianna, 24, 70, 71, 78, 80
Marine Corps Legacy Museum, 226, 229, 230
Marion, 53, 224
Marion McCollum/Greenlee Lake, 48
Mark Martin Museum, 33–34, 235
Marks’ Mills, Civil War, 27
Marmaduke, John S., 74
Mary Munns, 94
Mary Woods No. 2, 39, 39
Mather, Stephen, 36
Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center, 72, 74
Maumelle Park, 90, 111
Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic, 150
Maynard Pioneer Museum & Park, 230
McClard’s BBQ, 24
McNeil, 108
Mena, 125, 126, 128, 130, 146–47, 149
Mid-America Science Museum, 132
Military Road Trail, 69
Mill Creek Trails, four-wheeling, 29
Millwood Lake, 111
Millwood State Park, 111
Miss Laura’s Visitor Center, 159, 159, 165
Mississippi Flyway, 16, 25, 49, 55, 68
Mississippi River State Park, 38, 69, 70, 71, 80
Montgomery County Front Porch Stage, 150
Moran, Bugs, 131
Moro Bay State Park, 108
Morrilton, 164–65; Museum of Automobiles, 164; Petit Jean State Park, 174, 175; Rialto Community Arts Center, 177; Rockefeller Legacy Gallery, 165; Starlight Cinema, 177; Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, 172–73, 173
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 100
motorcycling, 30
Mound Builders, 78
Mount Bethel, 34
Mount Bethel Winery, 167
Mount Ida, 19, 131; chamber of commerce, 125; crystal mines, 124, 140–41; DreamChaser Houseboat Rentals, 147; Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County, 131; Montgomery County Front Porch Stage, 150; Mountain Harbor Resort, 133, 147; Turtle Cove Spa, 133
Mount Magazine State Park, 38, 174; Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks, 156; butterflies, 25; hang gliding, 30, 36; Mount Magazine, 170; Van Buren, 160
Mount Nebo State Park, 160, 170; cabins, 172; CCC, 36, 172; cycling, 38; hang gliding, 30, 36
Mountain Harbor Resort, 133, 147
Mountain Home, 28, 182, 219, 227, 234, 239, 257, 264
Mountain Pine, 139
Mountain Valley Water Visitor Center, 134
Mountain View, 227; Anglers White River Resort, 260; Annual Beanfest & Outhouse Races, 265; Arkansas Craft Guild Gallery, 263; Artisans Market on the Square, 265; Blanchard Springs Caverns, 239; bluegrass, 26; Country Oaks Bed & Breakfast, 251; Crafts Village, 40; drive in, 27, 263; fishing, 223; Inn at Mountain View, 252; Jimmy Driftwood’s Barn, 262; limestone, 181; motorcycling, 30; Off the Beaten Path Studio tour, 264; Ozark Folk Center, 40–41; Ozark Mountain Region, 219; shopping, 221; Sylamore Scenic Byway, 220; Syllamo’s Revenge Mountain Bike Challenge, 264; Tommy’s Famous . . . A Pizzeria, Inc., 261; Wildflower Bed & Breakfast on the Square, 252
Mountainburg, 186, 203, 216
Ms. Lena’s, 32, 58
Mulberry River, 157–60, 186
murals: Arlington Hotel, 124; Central Delta Depot & Museum, 49–50; Fort Smith, 11, 14, 161; Lyric Theatre, 262; Mark Martin Museum, 235; Oaklawn, 138; Ozark, 160; Pine Bluff, 91; Rockefeller Legacy Gallery, 165; Rogue’s Manor at Sweet Spring, 248; Terra Studios, 218; Uncle John’s Restaurant, 59; Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, 105
Museum of Automobiles, 164
Museum of Chicot County, 49
Museum of Native American Artifacts, 193, 194
Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, 49, 51
museums, 30
M/V Patriot, 93
Mystic Caverns, 126, 241
N
Nancarrow, Conlon, 98
National Chuckwagon Race Championships, 28
National Park Aquarium, 135
National Park Duck Tours, 137
national scenic byways, 38, 46, 47, 69, 71, 81, 185
Native American: Arkansas Museum of Discovery, 94; Belle of the Ozarks, 236; Blytheville Heritage Museum, 49; Caddo, 155; Cherokee, 129; Cossatot, 128; Crowley’s Ridge, 20; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 190; Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, 106; Fort Smith Museum of History, 163; Jasper’s, 227; Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center, 74; mound sites, 52; Museum of Native American Artifacts, 193, 194; Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, 51; Osage, 155; Ouachita, 123, 140; Ozark Mountain, 181; Parkin Archeological State Park, 70, 75; Rock House Cave, 38; Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 193–94; St. Francis County Museum, 72; St. Francis Wildlife Management Area, 78; Trail of Tears, 16, 20, 28, 69, 76, 129, 165, 227, 231; Van Buren, 160; village creek, 16, 20, 76
Natural State Golf Trail, 29, 136
New Moon Day Spa and Salon, 236
1901 Gavioli Chapel, 228
Norfork Lake, 18, 30, 181, 222, 227, 244
Norfork National Fish Hatchery, 239
Norfork River, 18, 181, 239. See also North Fork, The
North Fork, The, 222–23, 244, 257. See also Norfork River
North Little Rock, 90; Annual Riverfest, 119; Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, 92; Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, 94; Burns Park, 107; Dickey-Stephens Park, 105; Old Mill at T. R. Pugh Memorial Park, The, 101; Verizon Arena, 117; Whole Hog Café, 115; Wild River Country, 106. See also Little Rock
Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 201, 215
Northwest Mountain Bike Championships, 38
O
Oaklawn Park, 18, 28, 129, 130, 138
Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour, 221, 264
Old Fort Days Rodeo, 159
Old Gin Antiques, 23
Old Mill at T. R. Pugh Memorial Park, The, 101
Old State House Museum, 27, 95
Onyx Cave, 242
Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point, 31, 263
Osage tribe, 155
Ouachita National Forest, 29, 123, 126, 130, 131, 146
Ouachita National Recreation Trail, 126, 130
Ouachita River, 33, 90, 119, 128, 130
Oven and Tap, 211
Over-the-Jumps Carousel, 101, 102
Ozark, 160
Ozark Bridge, 165
Ozark Folk Center, 18, 26, 39, 40, 41, 227
Ozark Folk School, 41
Ozark Folkways Heritage Center, 217
Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail, 31, 157, 187
Ozark Mountain Bike Festival, 38
Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down, 263
Ozark National Forest, 31; ATVs, 29; Blanchard Springs Caverns, 240; geocaching, 158; Mulberry River, 158; Ozark, 160; Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail, 157, 187; Pig Trail Scenic Drive, 186; Sylamo’s Revenge Mountain Bike Challenge, 264; Sylamore Scenic Byway, 220
Ozark Trail, Greers Ferry Lake, 244
P
paddleboat, 39, 110, 172, 203, 243
Paragould, 68, 71, 78, 79, 82, 83
Paris, 34, 71, 155, 166–67, 171, 174
Park at West End, The, 177
Parker, Isaac C. (“Hanging Judge”), 155, 166
Parker Homestead, 74
Parkin Archeological State Park, 39, 70, 75
Passion Play, 31–32, 226, 229, 262–63
Paul Michael Company, 49, 62, 63
Pea Ridge National Military Park, 27, 198
Peabody Park, 109
Pedestal Rocks, 126
Peel House Foundation, 199
Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens, 31
Performing Arts Center, 177
Petit Jean Mountain: AR 7, 156; Arkansas River Valley Tri-Peaks, 156; first state park, 18, 36; Hardison, 36; Museum of Automobiles, 164; Petit Jean State Park, 174, 175; Richard W. Davies, 37; Rock House Cave, 38; Winthrop Rockefeller Legacy Gallery, 31, 172
Pfeiffer, Pauline, 71, 74
Phillips County Museum, 73
Photographer’s Island, 89, 92
pie, 32, 58, 83, 84, 174, 259
Pig Trail Scenic Drive, 186
Pigeon Roost Trail, 221
Piggott, 71; Annual Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin Patch, 84; chamber of commerce, 68; Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, 73; Hemingway, 73–74; Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center, 74
Pine Bluff, 91, 104, 110
Pine Ridge, 130, 132
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 37, 38, 109–11, 126
Pivot Rock and Natural Bridge, 238
Plantation Agriculture Museum, 50
Pocahontas, 227; Black River Beads and Pottery, 60, 263; Brenda’s Sale Barn Café, 261; Davidsonville Historic State Park, 243; Eddie Mae Herron Center, 232–33; Imperial Dinner Theatre, 262; Lavada’s Sale Barn Café, 57; Randolph County Heritage Museum, 54, 230
Pocket Theatre, 150
Poet’s Loft, The, 150
Poison Spring, 27, 91, 100, 102
Poison Spring State Park, 91
Ponca Elk Education Center, 239
Portfest, 28
Post Familie Vineyards & Winery, 34, 167
Potts Inn Museum, 164
Pottsville, 164
Powhatan, 243
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 41, 27, 27, 197, 198
Pratt Place, 207, 208
Presley, Elvis, 162, 163
Pumpkin Hollow Pumpkin Patch, 84
Q
Quapaw Baths and Spa, 133, 134
quartz, 19, 140–41; Crystal Waters, 263; Eureka Springs, 263; Heritage House Museum of Montgomery County, 131; Hot Springs, 129; Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, 126; Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center, 74; Mount Ida, 125, 131
Queen Anne Mansion, 226
Queen Wilhelmina State Park, 126, 130, 149
Quigley’s Castle, 238
R
Racing Festival of the South, 28, 138
rafting: Buffalo Camping, Canoeing, and Cabins, 252; Cassatot River, 128; Mulberry River, 157; Ozark, 160
railroads, 32, 49, 91, 92
Raines, Julie, 253, 253
Ramsar Convention, 53
Randolph County Heritage Museum, 54, 230
Reed’s Bridge, Battle of, 97
Rialto Community Arts Center, 177
rice, 19, 49, 51, 68, 77
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Wildlife Management Area, 25
Ridges at Village Creek State Park, 30, 71, 76
Riverfest, 29, 119
River Rail Trolley, 90
rivers, 32-33
Robinson Point National Recreation Trail, 244
Rock House Cave, 38
Rockefeller, Winthrop, 30–31
Rockefeller Legacy Gallery, 31, 165
Rodriguez, Dionicio, 101
Rogers, 183, 189; Aloft, 205; Arkansas Public Theatre, 215; Beaver Lake, 203, 204; Daisy Airgun Museum, 192; Hideway Campground and RV Park, 210; Hobbs State Park–Conservation Area, 202–3; House of Webster, 216; Lake Atalanta, 203; Pinnacle Hills Promenade, 217; Riverside Furniture Factory Outlet, 217; Rocky Branch Resort, 206; Rogers Historical Museum, 193; War Eagle Mill/War Eagle Bridge, 195
Rogers, Will, 117
Rogers Historical Museum, 193
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 36, 145
Rosemont Bed and Breakfast, 113
Rush Historic District, 234
Russellville, 160, 165, 170, 175, 185
Ruth, Babe, 145
RV park, 107, 114, 210, 230, 252, 254
RV rental, 41–42, 107, 243, 246
S
sailing, 111, 131, 235
St. Charles, 49, 56, 59
St. Charles Museum, 49, 50–51
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 233, 233, 249
St. Francis, 69, 70, 74
St. Francis County Museum, 71, 72, 72
St. Francis Lake, 78
St. Francis National Forest, 31, 38, 69, 70, 80, 81
St. Francis River, 53, 69, 70, 78
St. Francis Sunken Lands, 70, 78
St. Francis Wildlife Management Area, 78
Salem Plateau, 17–18, 181, 219
Saracen Landing, 91, 110, 110
Savannah Lou, 94
Scenic 7 Byway, 126
Scott, 52
Scott Family Amazeum, 184, 200, 200, 201
Scott Plantation Settlement, 52
scuba diving, 131, 139, 144, 244
Serendipity Day Spa & Salon, 236
Shaddox Hollow Trail, 222
Sheridan, 97, 100, 102
Sherman, William T., 27
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 193
Showdown at Sunset, 21, 21
66th Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks, 218
smoking, 6
Snook, 94
snorkeling, 38
Soldier’s Story, A, 162
South Arkansas Arboretum State Park, 102
South Arkansas Arts Center Theatre, 118
Southern Pride Carriage Tours, 238
Southern Tenant Farmers Museum, 50
Spa at Grand Central, 236
Spa City. See Hot Springs
Sparling, Gene, 25
spooky sites, 33
Springdale, 183, 189; 66th Annual Rodeo of the Ozarks, 218; Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, 158, 200; Arts Center of the Ozarks, 192; Arvest Ballpark, 215; Beaver Lake, 203, 204; Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 201; Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 193
Spring River, 29, 33, 67, 182, 223, 227, 254
Springfield Plateau, 17, 181, 183
Starfire Mines, 141
Starlight Cinema, 177
state parks, 16, 36–42, 53
Steele, Frederick, 52
Stephens, Jack, 29, 103
Stephens family, 106
Stone County Ironworks, 41
StoneCreek Ranch Resort, 28, 227, 257
Stone Drive-In, 27
Strauss, Peter, 94
street art, 161
Stuttgart, 45, 49, 51, 57, 58, 61, 63
Subiaco Abbey, 165
Suchness Spa Rituals, 236
Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine, 141
Sylamore Scenic Byway, 220
Syllamo’s Revenge Mountain Bike Challenge, 264
symbols, 7
T
Table Rock Lake, 222, 244
Talimena Scenic Byway, 126
Talimena State Park, 126
tepees, 42
Tesla, Nikola, 132
Texarkana, 87, 89–90, 92; Perot Theatre, 117; Sweet Things Vintage Antique Mall, 119
Texarkana Driving Tour–Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, 106
Texarkana Museum of Regional History, 92, 98
Texarkana Regional Arts Center, 92, 99
Theo’s, 214, 214
Thorncrown Chapel, 232, 233
Toad Suck Daze, 125, 151, 152
Tollantusky Trail, 165
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, 52
Toltec State Park, 39
Tommy Boyer Hall of Champions Museum, 30, 194
Tonti, Henri de, 21, 155
Tontitown, Annual Tontitown Grape Festival, 218
Trail of Tears, 16; Blue Spring, 231; Cadron Settlement Park, 129, 165; Conway, 129; Delta heritage tour, 28; Jasper’s, 227; Military Road Trail, , 69; Village Creek State Park, 20, 76
trolleys, 33, 90
T Tauri Film Festival & Movie Camp, 62
Turkey Track Bluegrass Park, 26
Turner Neal Museum of Natural History, 98
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, 240, 246
Turtle Cove Spa at Mountain Harbor Resort, 133, 147
Tusk and Trotter, 212, 213
Tuskegee Airmen, The, 162
Twain, Mark, 73
21C Museum Hotel, 205
22nd Annual Ozark UFO Conference, 264
Tyronza, 50, 61
U
UFO, 264
Under Siege, 15, 94
Underwater Discovery, 38
Unexpected, The, 11, 159, 161
University of Arkansas, 202; Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, 99; Ella’s Restaurant, 213; Fayetteville, 30, 189; Inn at Carnall Hall, 205; Museum of Native American Artifacts, 193; Starlight Cinema, 177; Turner Neal Museum of Natural History, 98; University of Arkansas Sports Museums, 194
US Marshals Museum, 11, 14, 18, 159
USS Hoga, 93
USS Mound City, 49
USS Razorback, 93
V
Van Buren, 160; American Bonsai Nursery, 177; Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, 32, 158, 200; Café Soleil, 257; Fort Smith, 159; Fun Spot, 262; gold rush, 155; Grove historic district, 166; Keels Creek Art Galllery and Winery, 228; Ozark Mountain Hoe-Down, 263; Rowdy Beaver Restaurant & Tavern, 260; Sparky’s Roadhouse Café, 260; Treehouse Cottages, 248
Van Winkle, Peter, 186, 202–3
Van Winkle mill, 187, 203
vermin, 33
Village Creek State Park, 80; Forrest City, 71; golf, 30; Military Road Trail, 69; Trail of Tears, 20; Village Creek State Park, horses, 16, 17, 27–28, 76; Wynne, 72
W
Walcott, 67
Walmart, 183, 188, 191, 196, 200, 205
Walmart Visitor Center, 188, 195, 196
Walton, Alice, 31, 14, 188, 190–91, 196, 197
Walton, Sam, 196
Walton Arts Center, 195
Walton Fine Arts Center, 158, 195
Walton’s, 188
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, 53
War Eagle Cavern, 26
War Eagle Mill/War Eagle Bridge, 195, 198, 249
Washington, George, 14, 190, 191
Waterfowl Wing displays, 51
wax museum, 129, 132, 145
Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines, 141
Weiderkehr Village, 176
welcome centers, 23
West Fork, 186, 208
Wetland of International Importance, 52
Wheatley, 83
White Oak Lake State Park, 91, 110
White River, 18, 187; Anglers White River Resort, 260; Batesville, 235; Bull Shoals, 223, 223, 243; Bull Shoals-White River State park, 242–43; Civil War, 49; Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, 49; fishing, 182, 187; Gaston’s White River Resort & Restaurant, 254; His Place, 253; Lower White River Museum State Park, 55; Mountain Home, 227; North Fork, 222; Pig Trail Scenic Drive, 186; Portfest, 28; RV rental, 41; St. Charles, 49; Stetson’s Resort, 256
White River Refuge, 49
White Rock Mountain Cabins & Group Lodge, 175
White Rock Mountain Recreation Area, 186
Wiederkehr, 34
Wiederkehr Wine Cellars and Wiederkehr Village, 34, 167–68, 177
Wilcox, Tina Marie (Widder), 40–41
Wild Places, 52, 77, 106, 137, 169, 202, 238
Wild River Country, 106
Wilderness Preservation System, 52
Wildwood Park, 118
wineries, 34
Winery of Hot Springs, 135
Wings Over the Prairie Festival, 49, 63
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, 172, 173
Winthrop Rockefeller Legacy Gallery, 31
Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, 105
Witten Farms, 75
Wonder Horse, 54, 230
woodpecker, 16; Big Woods, 25, 45; Cache River, 33; Gene Sparling and David Luneau, 25, 45
World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest, 49, 63–64
Wynne, 72; Annual Wynne Farm Fest, 84; golf, 76; Military Road Trail, 69; Village Creek State Park, 76, 80
Y
Yellville, 234, 238
yurt, 36, 42, 139, 243