Amy Peck

The soil of Arkansas has coughed up innumerable Indian artifacts. Prehistoric pots and points have found their way to the public by way of museum displays, flea market sales of framed arrowheads and plain old collecting.

The image of barefoot mountain hillbillies has made many Arkansans cringe for decades. But it’s a hard one to shake ...

Central Arkansas may not statistically seem to qualify as a hotbed of culture. But the region supports an outsized share of great restaurants, museums and other attractions that offer visitors an opportunity to stop by rugged state parks, working farms and the nation’s newest presidential library in a single long weekend.