Thomas,

 

That can be an interesting drive if you have not done it.  There is the
Crater of Diamonds in SW AR where an old volcano core now leaves diamonds
laying around on the ground.  Then Hot Springs and the mountains around it.
In northern AR I highly recommend Blanchard Springs Caverns if you don't
stop for anything else.  I rate it as about the best cavern I have been in
and well worth a rest stop.  The area was recently developed so it did not
face the vandalism and commercial impacts seen in many other caverns opened
earlier in the century.  You will need a break anyway as roads between Guy
and Branson will probably take quite some time longer to drive than you
would expect.  This is a great time of year to make the trip and the waiting
line at the cavern should be reasonable.

 

Randy


















Thomas,

 

That can be an interesting drive if you have not done
it.  There is the Crater of Diamonds in SW AR where
an old volcano core now leaves diamonds laying around on the =
ground.  Then
Hot Springs and the mountains around it.  In northern AR I highly
recommend Blanchard Springs Caverns if you don’t stop for anything =
else. 
I rate it as about the best cavern I have been in and well worth a rest =
stop. 
The area was recently developed so it did not face the vandalism and =
commercial
impacts seen in many other caverns opened earlier in the century.  =
You
will need a break anyway as roads between Guy and Branson will probably =
take
quite some time longer to drive than you would expect.  This is a =
great
time of year to make the trip and the waiting line at the cavern should =
be
reasonable.

 

Randy