Sometimes the best road trip stops aren’t the ones you plan — they’re the ones that show up in a spreadsheet as “80-ton Chinese Gate” and make you pause long enough to say, “Wait… what?” That’s how we ended up at the H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden in Little Rock, Arkansas. I had it …
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🧠 Human Dissection Monument — Little Rock, AR Part of a Mystery GPS Tour. I built it. Zach just makes the turns. So I do these Mystery GPS Tours for Zach. I put together a list of things we want to see and things we need to do in whatever town we’re in. Could be …
Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you’re just taking care of boring car business and suddenly notice a street name that makes you curious… The first time we were in Fort Smith, we completely missed that Mr. Peanut was even there until we were stationary for a minute dealing with car stuff and needed something …
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Sometimes you need a place to decompress, to ground yourself, and to remember that beauty exists in quiet spaces…the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is that place. Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville was our first stop after the sensory chaos of Amped Electric Games — and it delivered exactly what we needed: quiet, …
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Celebrating birthdays doesn’t always mean cake and candles – sometimes it means venturing deep underground into one of Arkansas’s most spectacular natural wonders. War Eagle Cavern Arkansas turned out to be the perfect late‑August birthday detour, trading frosting and balloons for limestone, cool air, and the kind of echo you only get in a place …
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In Alma, Arkansas, there’s a small roadside marker you could miss if you blink. I know, because I nearly did. We were across the street at Popeye’s Garden when I spotted it, tucked away like it didn’t want to be noticed. It was on my list to check out, but still — if you weren’t …
🥒 A Pickle in a Santa Hat & a Blooming Water Tower in Fort Smith, AR A pickle in a Santa hat and a blooming water tower walk into a bar… Well, not quite—but that’s what it felt like when we pulled into Fort Smith, Arkansas, and laid eyes on one of the most delightfully …
A to Z Gifts Alma Arkansas: Our Favorite Treasure Hunt Store 3801 US-71, Alma, Arkansas 72921 Hey, you guys! Let me tell you about one of our absolute favorite stops in Arkansas – A to Z Gifts in Alma! This place has become such a regular part of our visits to Alma (since Zach’s …
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