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Located in the heart of America, Arkansas provides its tourists with down-home hospitality, spectacular scenery, unique lodging, and a treasury of historic sites and excitement. Known as the 'Natural State', in Arkansas one can have memorable travel experiences and outdoor adventure like world-class fishing, thoroughbred racing, touring Civil War battlefields and museums, diamond-mining in America's only public mine, and thermal-bathing at the Hot Springs National Park. The state is a unique tapestry of mountains, plains and fertile delta.
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Located in the heart of America, Arkansas provides its tourists with down-home hospitality, spectacular scenery, unique lodging, and a treasury of historic sites and excitement. Known as the 'Natural State', in Arkansas one can have memorable travel experiences and outdoor adventure like world-class fishing, thoroughbred racing, touring Civil War battlefields and museums, diamond-mining in America's only public mine, and thermal-bathing at the Hot Springs National Park. The state is a unique tapestry of mountains, plains and fertile delta.
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Ozarks
The Ozarks are heavily eroded plateau, carved out by hundreds of streams over thousands of years. An old saying about this place is "It's not that the mountains are so high, it's just that the valleys are so deep." The diversity of these highlands is endless. The place is home to some of the most scenic rivers and majestic lakes in America. World-class fishing facilities, hiking trail, recreational boating, Canoeing and swimming are the activities that are available here. One can enjoy by taking a leisurely walk along the trickling stream or by touring the museum, historic home, formal garden and Civil War Park. One can tooexplore the traditional folkways here and see the wonders of a limestone cavern.
River Valley Region
Arkansas River Valley is known for its unsurpassed scenic beauty and modern sophistication. There are towns of Ozark and Russellville on the banks of Arkansas River. Here there are three family-owned wineries dating back to the 1800 century. These wineries offer an insight into the art of viticulture. Throughout the valley, one can find numerous activities that provide adventure, thrilling experience and recreation. Lake Dardanelle in the Russellville-Dardanelle area is one of the most popular lakes in the state. The Tri- Peaks-Nebo, Petit Jean and Magazine dominate the valley and offers picturesque scenes of the valley. There are Civilian Conservation Corps heritage with 60-year-old-plus housekeeping cabins at both parks atop the first two peaks. The famous Cedar Falls is also there at Petit Jean. At the top of Magazine, one can find some of the state's most unspoiled landscape. The state's second largest city, Fort Smith, is also one of its most historic cities. At the Fort Smith National Historic Site, you can discover what life was like on the lawless frontier. The refinement of the Victorian era is preserved in all its glory in venerable Van Buren
Central Region
Central Arkansas is an ideal staging area for your Natural State vacation. In the central of the state of Arkansas is Little Rock and North Little Rock cities. There are other metropolis like Conway, Searcy and Cabot in the central region, which offers a cosmopolitan mix of historic attractions, imaginative shopping opportunities, fine dining, nightlife and creative arts and fine hotels. There are grand collections of museums in the region, which provides an opportunity to the tourist to peep in the glorious history of the region. Extensive park systems in both cities provide the chance to play golf or tennis, fishing in the Arkansas River or on area lakes, hike leafy trails, talk to the animals in the park-like Little Rock zoo or picnic in beautiful natural settings. Great River Road and Crowley's Ridge Parkway are worth a drive. Hampson Museum State Park At Wilson, Archeological State Park at Parkin, Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie at Stuttgart, Southland Greyhound Park, one of the largest dog tracks in the country; and Lake Chicot State Park, where fishing is exceptional and bird watching second to none are some places among many worth visiting.
Ouachitas Region
This region is known for real diamonds, rugged mountain trails, beautiful vistas, comfortable resorts, rustic campsites and sparkling lakes. Tourists can hike the nature trails of Hot Spring National Park and enjoy the picturesque scenes from the mountaintops in the rugged backcountry of the Ouachita National Forest. There are five crystal clear lakes, known as the "Diamond Lakes, " which is a major attraction here. Lake Ouachita, the largest lake, too attracts a number of tourists as it offers a wilderness experience combined with the amenities of full-service resorts. Luxury houseboat rentals are available at DeGray Lake and Lake Ouachita.
Delta Region
This is the land where Europeans first crossed the Mississippi in 1541, where you can experience a taste of the civilizations they found here at the museums in the region. Follow the green-and-white pilot wheel markers along the Great River Road in the heart of eastern Arkansas's Mississippi River Delta country. The road, designated a national scenic byway, will lead you from north to south through this rich agricultural kingdom where cotton, rice, soybeans and wheat flourish in some of Arkansas's richest soils. Crowley's Ridge Parkway, another nation scenic byway, also winds through this region, providing excellent views of the productive land from atop a geologic oddity rising from the Delta.
Timberlands Region
This region is known for deer hunting, oil, timber and bass fishing. The Timberlands of Arkansas is a region with natural resources, which was discovered by pioneers from the eastern United States in the early 1800 century. Tourists visit restored Victorian homes to local museums and colorful murals to get an insight into the history of this land. The popular cities of the region are El Dorado, Camden and Pine Bluff, which are good places to visit if one wants to experience the wild beauty of the region.
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