I love oldddddd cemeteries. This cemetery used to be the one that everybody in town had to…read more"survive" at night. All I can say is it is definitely not as scary during the day as an adult. A lot of interesting headstones here.

This place is most definitely haunted. It's fine during the daylight. At night you can hear babies…read morecrying, children's voices, etc.

The retail hours here are impressive, considering what a small town that this post office is…read morelocated within. This is conveniently located along one of the two state highways that run through town (Highway 20). Also, there's a locally-owned restaurant located right next door.

For a small town post office, this location has some rather decent retail hours. This is a good…read morespot to buy postage stamps and drop off mail.

This small post office is very convenient for those in the Barton and Walnut Corner, Arkansas…read moreareas. Retail hours are limited, however.

The restrooms on-site are outhouses (toilet seat is there, on top of a deep hole to catch your…read morewaste). This is a very beautiful historical park if you enjoy nature and/or like reading about its history. If you're not a history enthusiast or don't remember much about the Louisiana Purchase from your 8th grade history class...then you might find this state park to be boring. This park offers informational spots/posts along the way. When I visited, it was mostly dry so I didn't see any aquatic animals, no snakes, however there were plenty of birds in the trees singing. This park is located a couple minutes from a major highway. It offers a few parking spaces and there is no fee to enter/park.

This was a stop along a road trip to Dallas. The stop did add about an hour and a half to our…read morejourney. It's about 30 minutes off the highway. When we arrived there was only one other car in the parking area. This was slightly concerning because we appear to be in the middle of nowhere and you just never know the intent of others. As such, I do NOT suggest visiting this place solo. This landmark is a well maintained boardwalk above a swamp. The boardwalk leads you to the focal point of the swamp which is a monument that indicates the initial point from which all surveys of property acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 originated. If you are like me, it's been a long time since I had a history lesson. With that being said, there are several educational exhibits on the boardwalk to allow you to brush up on the Louisiana purchase. I enjoyed walking the boardwalk. It is a short distance to get to the end. I suggest taking your time to be still and listen to the sounds of the swamp. We saw a few birds and frogs along the way The signage indicates that alligators have been spotted in the swamp, but we did not see any during our visit. If you have an opportunity to visit, go for it!

This is a co-located federal facility, conveniently in a building within the old downtown area of…read moreHelena. The employees are nice, and the post office is hardly ever busy.

I am way out of my way here but I couldn't help but stop at the post office in Darling. Yes,…read moreDarling. This is a real place in Mississippi because I had to cross the River over a new-to-me bridge at Helena. So we're in Darling and as it turns out, I was in Darling with my darling, Mrs. K. We stopped here, checked it out, and headed onwards. This is a very small rural post office. There is no drive through mail drop but they do have a mail box at the entrance and that's plenty good enough. [Review 2293 of 2024 - 114 in Mississippi - 23308 overall]

Another scary narrow high bridge, the Helena Bridge carries US-49 across the Mississippi River and…read morejoins the communities of Helena Arkansas with Lula Mississippi. It was built in 1961 and was initially a toll bridge but is since free. It is a cantilever bridge that continues for an insane 5,204 feet and has a clearance of 119 feet down to the river with a single (narrow) lane in each direction. And believe me, when you're looking at that three foot concrete barrier and seeing that massive distance down to the water, oh my goodness. If you're looking for a frightening crossing, this is it. If you're looking for something a whole lot more peaceful, try either of the bridges in Memphis (upriver to the north) or the Greenville bridge (downriver to the south) or the Vicksburg bridge (even further downriver). I've now crossed the Mississippi on all of those bridges as well as the ones (south to north) in Baton Rouge, Cairo, Cape Girardeau, five in the Saint Louis area, Hannibal, La Crosse and two in the Minneapolis area. Woo hoo! [Review 2294 of 2024 - 359 in Arkansas - 23309 overall]