Working on a place to stay. Anyone know about the New Orleans Hotel. Cant get through to the Crescent(maybe the ghosts took over.)

Booked a room so no turning back. Looks like a lot to do but keep the ideas coming if you want. Thanks for the feedback.

Any more restaurant suggestions? Nice to know ahead of time so she knows what shoes to pack. Of course she could buy shoes there….

https://www.grottoeureka.com/

Make sure you get a reservation.

Love the marrow bone appetizer.

Pizza place at the Crescent Hotel.

The hotel is worth a visit.

Drive over to War Eagle Mill for lunch and have beans & cornbread, then cobbler.

The Filling Station in Eureka Springs for breakfast.

Turkeyhunter, youre my kind of guy. You seemed "in the know" so I planned to pm you for ideas. It seems youre gonna just lay em out on here so go ahead. Grotto looks great. I forgot the other place someone suggested and it looked good too. Thanks.

Mud Street Cafe and Local Flavor Cafe are two other good places. No need to PM this stuff. If anyone else goes they will have this information. We are going again in June and stay there for a week. Then move around some. Always wanted to see the Passion Play and we will this time.

If near Springdale and have a hankering for Italian head to Tontitown and eat at Mama Z's Cafe. Tontitown was settled by Italian immigrants. It’s family cooking.

We are here. Oh goodness, may regret this. Second glass of wine and that’s my normal limit!!! Haven’t eaten yet, so two glasses there. She’s, and others, pushing for the drag show. Never been. Haven’t had 4 glasses wine in a long time, so we will see. I hope no pictures to follow.

I’m afraid to ask what a drag show is.

Wilson Combat and Nighthawk guns are produced in Berryville, Arkansas, just east of Eureka Springs. And from what I remember, it was a nice small town to see

We'll see how he fits in if this is it. He may have a lot to talk about on the deer lease next year. He also might be looking for a new lease it he liked it too much. LOL

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUse...Underground-Eureka_Springs_Arkansas.html

Don’t worry, we skipped the drag show. But just the fact that we considered made me wanna go to church.

I’m in hot springs right now. About to head to the alligator park. We are staying in an VRBO on lake. So far it’s nice and peaceful

Much better place to be.

Love Hot Springs. Coached there for three years and miss the lakes and horse racing. Took the wife there last year and it was her first time to be there and if we were to relocate she gave the thumbs up on it.

It’s pretty, Just got here last night so going to explore some today

FYI in case you didn't know there is a Casino there if you are prone to doing stuff like that. Not a big one and the machines are tight.

The wife and I love the place so much we ended up getting married there. Lots and lots of tourist stuff to do, shopping (downtown), good eating, nature (above and below ground), fishing opportunities (Table Rock lake, Beaver lake, White River), music venues, etc. The room at the Basin Park hotel where we had our reception was used later that evening to host a small but pricey performance by Arlo Guthrie, Alice's Restaurant being the better part of half the show, lol.

War Eagle Mill is really cool, has good breakfast/lunch type food, and is a great place to pick up gift type stuff for friends and family. It's a working grain mill powered by a water wheel.

Lodging varies greatly, with an ample selection. You can stay in an old gas station, rail cars, tree houses, cabins in the woods, modern hotels, historic hotels, vrbo, air bnb,

There are a few caves with some fairly rich history as well. One we visited had smoke stains from the stills that operated there during prohibition.

The trolley system is awesome too. No need to drive anywhere unless you are heading to one of the more distant attractions. For the first trip, I highly suggest lodging on the trolley route. It can be surprising how far out of the town proper you can stay and still be on the route.

The Passion Play is the one attraction I'd recommend, even if not particularly religious. It's quite a production.

Aside from the typical tourist attractions you've had suggested above and no doubt have found online, the one thing we always do is make sure we are there on Monday nights for the outdoor movie night. It's mostly locals, largely service people and shop owners relaxing after dealing with tourists all weekend. It's always some cheesy movie you've seen a thousand times, but it's a good time. They use a parking lot and projector on the side of a building. Obviously this doesn't make headlines on the chamber of commerce emails or anything, so you'll have to look into it specifically if interested.

Yes, wine and shopping are easy to find. Never seen a woman that didn't like the place.

Been there and enjoyed it. Yep, lots of homos there. We also hired a guide and fished the river. Enjoyed that too. Wont go back. Not my kind of place.

Oh boy, no indoor toilet at War Eagle Mill!!! She would of really liked a heads up on that. Figured we would have to head back to town but she gutted it out.

I am glad I read and found this thread. I was/still am considering Eureka Springs as a vacation idea, but sounds like it would be Arkansas' version of Austin.

Any other spots in Arkansas to consider? I like to trout fish, so I would like that to be an option. The rest of the family is down for whatever, and we have a boat if we need to haul one.

it's nothing like Austin. It's a beautiful little town and a good visit. don't worry, even in San Francisco you don't get attacked by gay people. go have fun and don't worry about the other folks, they're trying to have fun too.