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U.S. state
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Arkansas is a state on the western side of the Southern United States. It calls itself "the Natural State".
The center of the state includes the state capital Little Rock and Conway
The eastern section of the state along the Mississippi River Delta includes Jonesboro and West Memphis
The northwest and north central areas of the state that includes Fayetteville, Bentonville and the historic town of Eureka Springs. Also home to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
West central part of the state that is home to the Ouachita mountains (including the state's highest peak, Mt. Magazine) and Ouachita National Forest
The area in northwest Arkansas along the Arkansas river and includes Fort Smith and Russellville
The southern section of the state and includes El Dorado, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, Hope, and Texarkana (a city that is in both Arkansas and Texas)
By train
Amtrak serves the state via its once-daily Texas Eagle train that runs between Chicago and San Antonio, with through-cars to and from Los Angeles three times a week.
By car
By bus
Bus travel is somewhat limited in Arkansas, but Greyhound runs daily services to Little Rock from Dallas and Houston, Oklahoma City and Nashville via Memphis.
Car travel here, as in most of the United States, is quickest. Interstate 40 crosses the state from Fort Smith to Memphis, passing through Little Rock. Interstate 30 also goes south from Little Rock to Texarkana.
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state capital, also the seat city of Pulaski County.
northwest town best known as home to the headquarters of Walmart.
a small city of 19,000 in Arkansas' Union County.
a tourist destination town of 2,000 located in Arkansas' Northern Ozark Mountains.
the largest city in the state's northwest, and with the main campus of the University of Arkansas.
second largest city in Arkansas.
the place where President Bill Clinton grew up, but the main attraction is Hot Springs National Park.
Magnolia is a city in Timberlands region of Arkansas.
a city that shares a border with the city of the same name in Texas.
Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas is an unpolluted and free-flowing river in the heart of the Ozarks. It has both swift water and calm stretches on its 132 mi (212 km) course.
The Ozark National Forest is in Arkansas. It is home to 23 developed campgrounds, and includes nine swimming areas, 395 mi (636 km) of hiking trails, and 370 mi (600 km) of streams for fishing.
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