While we continue to learn each time we take a trip, we have learned to have a grab-and-go plan to help us in the planning and packing the car stages. Formulating a grab-and-go plan has made our lives so much easier! Research and planning take time, but it is so rewarding in the end.

As Arkansas’s first state park, Petit Jean embodies everything that anyone could hope for in a state park. With less than 3,000 acres, there is plenty of history, hiking, lake activities, lodging, a restaurant, outdoor activities, scenic views, and more that entice people from all over the nation to visit.

Paragould is host to the county courthouse, in which the oldest replica of the Statue of Liberty in Arkansas resides. This war memorial even has the honor of being the oldest Statue of Liberty outside of the original lady in New York.

Potts Inn Museum is known for being one of the Butterfield-Overland mail route’s best-preserved stagecoach stations between Fort Smith and Memphis. Built in the 1850s, it is a perfect example of antebellum architecture.

Built in 1829, Jacob Wolf House is the oldest public structure in Arkansas and the last remaining two story dogtrot public struture in the United States. It is a part of the Benge Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Plum Bayou Indians were highly intelligent people whose culture was very distinct from other tribes. While its small community here was made up of mainly religious and political leaders, the site was a central waypoint and destination for many Native American Indians. The site is 1 of 4 National Historic Landmarks in the state park system.

Located in the middle of a field, the B-17 Memorial Park is the actual crash site a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress during World War II. The pristine veteran memorial honors our the airmen aboard and all our fallen military with a life-size replica of a B-17, audio tour, and more.