I absolutely love weekend road trips and exploring new places!
This summer my friend, Laura, was interning in Crossett, Arkansas. To be honest, I'd never heard of that town before, so when she asked me to come visit, I jumped on the opportunity for a new adventure!
On Friday I picked up my friend Alex and we started our drive to Crossett. We had the best time catching up (she had been interning in New Orleans all summer), singing Taylor Swift songs, and enjoying the gorgeous scenery along the way (the drive to Crossett goes though a lot of small towns and farmland).
We finally arrived in Crossett, after a minor map mishap...
If you're traveling in a rural area, do NOT use a GPS/app that finds the shortest route to your destination. The app we were using told us to turn down a gravel road...in the forest...at night. After a couple of turns in the road and being chased by a dog, we lost cell phone service and were completely terrified! We ended up turning back around and getting back on the main road...but needless to say, we did not use that app for the reminder of our trip.
and met up with Laura at her apartment to plan out what we would do the next day!
Saturday in Little Rock
On Saturday we drove two hours from Crossett to Little Rock. We planned on exploring downtown, getting lunch and shopping, but we just so happened to be there on the day that the
River Market District was celebrating their 20th anniversary. To celebrate, they had the Little Rock Farmers’ Market, train rides and bounce houses for kids, and live music and food trucks in the evening.
We were lucky to catch all of the fun things they had going on that day!
We started out at the Farmers’ Market before visiting a few of the local boutiques nearby. My favorite was
Fringe. They had a great selection of on-trend pieces for great prices. I absolutely recommend stopping by if you're in Little Rock!
After shopping, we walked to check out the nearby
Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, which highlights the many different types of animals and fish in Arkansas. It was a great (free) place to stop in, cool off, and learn a little bit more about the state.
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We were pretty hungry after walking around all morning, so we grabbed lunch from
Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack. I definitely recommend eating here! The food was great and the atmosphere and décor was so cool!
Our last adventure of the day was a walk across Junction Bridge, which goes over the Arkansas River, to North Little Rock. The view was great and on the other side of the bridge we ended up finding a mural that shows the history of the state.
Sunday in Crossett
Before heading back to Baton Rouge on Sunday, Laura, Alex and I went to church and then had brunch at Country Vittles. This is a cafeteria style restaurant on Main Street in Crossett with incredible, friendly service and amazing home-style food. It's definitely the place to be on a Sunday afternoon because everyone there knew each other!
After brunch, Alex and I loaded up the car, said goodbye to Laura, and started our drive back to Baton Rouge. We had a great weekend visit and we
thankfully didn't get lost on the way home!
Did we miss anything while we were on our road trip to Arkansas? Let me know in the comments below!
