Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport 1 hr 3
Garvan Woodland Gardens (17 min)
Huge, kid-friendly botanical garden on a woodsy shoreline with small waterfalls & an airy chapel. Lake Ouachita State Park (24 min)
Fishing, boating & swimming on a 40,000-acre lake, plus camping, cabins & historic springs. Hot Springs National Park (16 min)
Urban park featuring a historic row of early 20th-century bathhouses built atop natural hot springs. Funtrackers Family Fun Park (6 min)
Seasonal, family-owned facility since 1998 with a go-kart track & an 18-hole miniature-golf course. Magic Springs (20 min)
Expansive water & theme park with roller coasters, kids' rides, waterslides & summer concerts. Lake Catherine State Park (22 min)
2,240-acre lake park offering fishing, boating & hiking, plus waterfront cabins built in the 1930s. Tiny Town (18 min)
Family-run attraction showing a series of handmade miniature villages & interactive model railroad. The Grand Promenade (17 min) Mid-America Science Museum (10 min)
Splashy exhibits, such as a giant Tesla coil, mix education & entertainment in a kid-friendly venue. Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort (11 min)
Live horse-racing track & casino with table games, video poker, slots & a Creole restaurant. Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum (16 min)
Museum with life-size wax replicas of historical & fictional people, plus gambling paraphernalia. Gangster Museum of America (15 min)
Museum with guided video tours on relationship between local area & notorious American gangsters. Fordyce Bathhouse (15 min)
Grand 1910 bathhouse featuring stained glass & marble, with exhibits & films about the baths. Hot Springs Mountain Tower (24 min)
216-ft. tower with an elevator up to an observation deck offering expansive views of the mountains. Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo (16 min)
Old-school attraction since 1902 displaying 100+ alligators, plus a small petting zoo. | 
