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Ouachitas & Southwest

Bathhouse history, mountain roads and diamond country make a varied southwest journey.

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Lamar Bathhouse on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs, ArkansasHistoric railroad depot in Mena, Arkansas

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Ouachitas & Southwest, a little closer.

Bathhouse history, mountain roads and diamond country make a varied southwest journey. Reserve scheduled experiences first and check roads, weather and seasonal access.

Madison CountyPoinsett CountyBoone CountyPhillips CountyRandolph CountyMississippi CountyGrant CountyLafayette CountyCross CountyClay CountyFaulkner CountyLawrence CountyIzard CountyHoward CountyNevada CountyUnion CountyGreene CountyWhite CountyArkansas CountyCrittenden CountyOuachita CountyYell CountySharp CountyLee CountyCraighead CountyIndependence CountyLonoke CountyWashington CountyWoodruff CountyGarland CountyLittle River CountyVan Buren CountyJohnson CountyMarion CountyDallas CountySebastian CountyBenton CountyFranklin CountyMonroe CountySt. Francis CountyMontgomery CountyPolk CountyAshley CountyDesha CountyPulaski CountyCleburne CountyHot Spring CountyColumbia CountyFulton CountyLogan CountyMiller CountyCrawford CountyJackson CountyPerry CountyChicot CountyPope CountyBaxter CountyCarroll CountyPike CountySaline CountyNewton CountySearcy CountyCalhoun CountyCleveland CountyClark CountyStone CountyPrairie CountyBradley CountyConway CountyScott CountyDrew CountySevier CountyJefferson CountyLincoln CountyHempstead CountyHot Springs1. Hot Springs →Mena2. Mena →Murfreesboro3. Murfreesboro →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Arkansas FIPS 05, all 75 counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Arkansas’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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