A great way to get a little exercise, and a history lesson at the same time, is to take a downtown El Dorado walking tour. You’ll literally step back in time as you stroll the shady streets observing the classic architecture and soaking up the ambience of “Hamburger Row,” once called “El Dorado’s Broadway.” You’ll wind up at the John Newton House, which serves today as headquarters of the South Arkansas Historical Foundation and site of the annual Mayhaw Festival.

And if this walk just whets your appetite for local history, take the short drive to Smackover and visit the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources – it even features a reproduction of a street scene during the Boomtown days.