Day Five of our Vacation

Day five was really just a drive home and we didn't have many activities planned. But, we had decided to go to Mud Island on our way out of Memphis. None of us really knew what Mud Island was so we hadn't planned on seeing it but then we discovered it was a scale model of the Mississippi that the boys could play in. It also has a museum all about the Mississippi so we were actually pretty excited to go see it. But, our excitement turned to disappointment when we were told that it was closed on Mondays.

So, we headed out of Tennessee with our next stop being Texarkana to see some of my family. But, along the way we stopped at Washington, Arkansas. This is what their website says about Washington.

Established on George Washington's birthday in 1824, the town of Washington today is one of America's premier historic villages. Historic Washington State Park is a National Historical Landmark, a National Register of Historic Places site, and an Arkansas state park you'll want to visit.

Today over 30 carefully restored historic structures including classic examples of Southern Greek Revival and Federal architecture, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and those of hand-hewn timber framing or brace-frame cottage construction, stand as a legacy to life in Washington from 1824 to 1889. Tour the public buildings and homes; see the remarkable collections of antiques, guns and knifes; visit with the guides in period attire who will greet you at each stop; ride the surrey around town; and step back in Arkansas's time.

It was an interesting place but it was too hot to spend much time walking around it. Here are some pictures though.