Arkansas

Arkansas rewards an unhurried day. In Hot Springs, every building on Bathhouse Row is wheelchair accessible, and a paved walkway four to five feet wide loops around the block. Inside the Fordyce Visitor Center, an elevator reaches all floors, and the park lends two wheelchairs free of charge.

In Little Rock, the Central High School National Historic Site visitor center has automated doors at both its east and west entrances, and an accessible path leads to the reflecting pool in front of the school. Also in Little Rock, the Museum of Discovery has ramps and elevators to all its floors and a wheelchair-accessible stall in every bathroom.

Head southeast to Arkansas Post National Memorial near Gillett, where much of the three and a quarter mile trail system is paved, level and wheelchair accessible. Out west, Fort Smith National Historic Site keeps the old courtroom and jails inside its visitor center, with concrete walkways between buildings at less than a 2% slope. Up in Bentonville, every interior space at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is fully wheelchair accessible, and wheelchairs and walkers are lent at no cost.

Start early, take your time, and let each stop set the pace.