Arkansas is a girls best friend! Why, you ask? Arkansas is the only place in North America in which diamonds can be found. If you are looking to make some money, you can also try your luck the only diamond mine open to the public in the world, in Murfreesboro.
Known as the "Natural State", Arkansas has six major national parks that attract visitors from all over the U.S. Sticking with the promise to be a natural state, the Buffalo River in the southern part of the state is one of the only unpolluted rivers in the country.
Arkansas also has a lot of geothermal activity, with multiple hot spring parks. Many manufacturing companies are located in Arkansas, including: Tyson Foods, American Greetings, and Whirlpool. The people of Alma, Arkansas would make Pop-Eye proud. They claim to be the spinach capital of the world.
Little Rock, the states capital, is a thriving business hub, with over fifteen major corporations stationed in the city. It was also named the second cleanest city in the United States in 2011. Hope, Arkansas is the birthplace of a very famous American.
President Bill Clinton was born in the town in 1946. The Clinton Presidential Library is located on the Arkansas River, in Little Rock. However, Bill Clinton is not the only well-known Arkansan. Writer John Grisham is from Jonesboro and the five-star general, Douglas MacArthur, is from the state capital.