I actually came on this very route & stopped at this same welcome center when evacuating for Hurricane Gustav to OKC! Lol

Cant wait to visit my family. In jonesboro. Never been here.

Gotta go to Cabot today. Not too excited about that.

Born and raised

Want to go but I don' t know if I'll survive there, never been to the US

Would love to visit. Maybe one day I'll drive there for a week.

Want to move up and get a job on a dredge its all I can think about

Arkanas is so beautiful - visiting there should be on everyone's bucket list!

Great state to live in. Just wish we had a lottery

gotta go there one day

I've actually never been to arkansas I don't think... I may have flown over it but i have no clue lol

my arkansas friend has to get braces :(

my friend lives here

Eureka Springs to be exact. And the Big Cat Refuge. One of my favorite place on earth. Everyone should see the tigers there.

"The Firm" (1993): You mean I missed my chance to meet Tom Cruise!? John Grisham was born in Arkansas so what better place to film one of his novels? This film stars Tom Cruise as a young lawyer who... more

"The Firm" (1993): You mean I missed my chance to meet Tom Cruise!? John Grisham was born in Arkansas so what better place to film one of his novels? This film stars Tom Cruise as a young lawyer who joins a firm with a dark side. Some of this film was shot in West Memphis.

"True Grit, 1969: Nobody has truer grit than Arkansans. This classic Western features John Wayne as a US Marshall from Fort Smith, Arkansas. There are some great shots of Fort Smith in the film but... more

"True Grit, 1969: Nobody has truer grit than Arkansans. This classic Western features John Wayne as a US Marshall from Fort Smith, Arkansas. There are some great shots of Fort Smith in the film but the movie (and the town) was actually in Colorado, even though it was designed to depict the area. In the film, Wayne teams up with a Texas Ranger and a young girl to track an outlaw.

A surprisingly relevant film today, "Under Siege" has a group of suicide bombers attacking the US Capitol. Wait a second, is that really the US Capitol? Nope, it's the Arkansas State Capitol in... more

A surprisingly relevant film today, "Under Siege" has a group of suicide bombers attacking the US Capitol. Wait a second, is that really the US Capitol? Nope, it's the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. It has been used as the US Capitol's "body double" in a few films.

Arkansas native, Billy Bob Thornton, often uses Arkansas locations in his films. "Sling Blade" is no exception. Thornton plays Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man who returns to his rural Arkansas... more

Arkansas native, Billy Bob Thornton, often uses Arkansas locations in his films. "Sling Blade" is no exception. Thornton plays Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man who returns to his rural Arkansas hometown after years in an asylum. The majority of the film was shot in Benton, AR.

Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers.

The road to the White House for President Bill Clinton began in Hope, then led to Hot Springs, Fayetteville, and Little Rock.

North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest municipal parks.

47 hot springs flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain, at an average temperature of 143 F.

Arkansas is officially known as The Natural State

Did you know that forestland covers more than half of the state? Pine woods represent 54% and the remainder constitutes mixed hardwoods, predominantly oak. Three national forests - the Ozarks... more

Did you know that forestland covers more than half of the state? Pine woods represent 54% and the remainder constitutes mixed hardwoods, predominantly oak. Three national forests - the Ozarks, Ouachita, and St. Francis - make up over 2.5 million of these acres.

Arkansas ranks 14th among states in harvested acreage? Nationally, we are #1 in rice and poultry production; #5 in sorghum, grain; #6 in cotton and #8 in soybeans and grapes. However, the state... more

Arkansas ranks 14th among states in harvested acreage? Nationally, we are #1 in rice and poultry production; #5 in sorghum, grain; #6 in cotton and #8 in soybeans and grapes. However, the state produces all crops normally grown in the Temperate Zone

Predominately an agricultural state in the past, Arkansas is now the home office state for such major companies as Tyson Foods, Riceland Foods, Sam Walton's Wal-Mart, Maybelline, Dillard's Department... more

Predominately an agricultural state in the past, Arkansas is now the home office state for such major companies as Tyson Foods, Riceland Foods, Sam Walton's Wal-Mart, Maybelline, Dillard's Department Store and J.B. Hunt Transport Company. Other major manufacturers in the state include Whirlpool Corporation, International Paper, American Greetings and Georgia Pacific. Although not a manufacturer, Stephens Incorporated, in Little Rock, is the largest off-Wall Street investment firm in the country.

Fun fact, Arkansas is one of only a few diamond producing states in America and has the only public diamond mine in the world, Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro.

My Sister is all settled into her new apartment in Pine Bluff. I can't wait to see her!

Might be moving to Forrest City in July. Never been to Arkansas before.

Leaving Oklahoma .... Finally