Willow Springs Abandoned Arkansas When reflecting on Arkansas theme parks, many people think of Dogpatch, Magic Springs, or even Wild River Country; however, a great portion of the state and surrounding areas will immediately remember one of the oldest water theme parks in the entire United States: Willow Springs. Built in 1928 primarily to serve servicemen stationed at nearby ..read more

Monte Ne Abandoned Arkansas As I was traveling through the beautiful Ozark Mountains, I stumbled upon a hidden gem, the town of Monte Ne. Exploring an abandoned place like Monte Ne is a thrilling experience that can transport you to a different time and place, giving you a chance to imagine what life was like in a different era ..read more

East Side School Abandoned Arkansas Why is architecture so fun to look at? From the very small details in the façade, to the materials used to built it. They come is all sorts of shapes, sizes and uses. It’s no secret that my favorite town to cover is Hot Springs, and this school is a great example as to why ..read more

Eaker Air Force Base Abandoned Arkansas “A B52 with a full nuclear payload, is the seventh most powerful country in the world.” This Abandoned Air Force base is located three miles Northwest of Blytheville, Arkansas. Of the 3,778 acres the base is comprised of, two thirds of the land is abandoned. Currently, the main tarmac is used as Blytheville’s airport. In ..read more

Army Navy Hospital Abandoned Arkansas Army and Navy General Hospital Allegedly the vision for the Army and Navy General Hospital came in 1882 at a dinner party in the Palace Bathhouse when Senator John Logan had deemed Hot Springs as the ideal city for a federal hospital. Having made his way back to Washington D.C. to get the ball rolling ..read more

Arkansas Health Center Abandoned Arkansas Located in the outskirts of Benton, Arkansas, the Arkansas Health Center is a now half-shuttered campus. The functioning buildings include a 310-bed registered and regulated nursing facility. With a population of more than 2,000, Arkansas Health Center is Arkansas’ largest and only state-operated nursing facility. More than 550 people work for Arkansas Health and Human ..read more

McRae Jail Abandoned Arkansas The single-cell concrete McRae jail sits lonely in a field now, inviting anyone to take a look at the interesting building. Displaying paintings on the outside of Tweety Bird and Bugs Bunny the jail looks ready to be used as a jail for kids playing Cops and Robbers more so than one that once held ..read more

Russell Jail Abandoned Arkansas The Russell Jail is a single-cell concrete structure built around 1935. Constructed with the help of the Civil Works Administration funding and was one of only three jails in the county to be constructed with the fund. The other two jails built by the program are the Beebe and McRae Jails. It’s unknown when exactly ..read more

St. Scholastica Monastery Abandoned Arkansas To some, a building might just be an assembly of stones and other materials. It may hold some sentimental value but at the end of the day be just a convenient shelter to protect from the elements. Buildings are so much more than that, they are our history, the accounts of every being who has ..read more

Beebe Jail Abandoned Arkansas The Beebe Jail is a double cell, concrete structure built in 1934 for the City of Beebe. This was not Beebe’s first jail though, a previous jail built had numerous attempts to blow it up using dynamite, seems destroying the jail must have been successful. Beebe ended up going eight years without a calaboose until ..read more