Eureka Springs for Couples & Honeymooners: DOs and DON'Ts
Overview: ES is a great place for couples! It is quaint w/plenty of things to do.
DO: Get a massage (or more than one) at the Crescent. Enjoy nature. If you know how to canoe, do that. If you don't - DON'T. We did not know how & were sent down the river w/o a guide & tipped 3 times. Do spend at least 4 days here to enjoy everything. Go shopping. Go to a music show, horseback riding, or fishing. If you somehow get bored, go to Branson - only an hour or so away.
DON'T: Stay at a B&B that is too far out of town unless you know you are in advance. What I mean is, if the B&B says they are 10 miles out of town, that means about 25 minutes. The roads are very windy & deer are abundant. Don't expect anything fancy. This town is more eclectic. Like my husband said - he felt like he was in a different country & loved it. Don't stay at a B&B unless you are planning to relax there. Stay at a hotel w/breakfast - cheaper & better service (normally).
ADVICE: Stay in town. My advice is to stay at the Crescent. Read up on it first, but it seemed to be a great central location. The Land-O-Nod seemed nice too. Find places to eat in advance & FIND them (literally drive there) before you go. It is easy to get lost.
A perfect time would be:
Day 1:Get there around 3:00 & check in. Plan for dinner at the hotel that night & have massages at 9:00 before bed.
Day 2:Shopping in downtown ES (take the trolley). Plan to eat lunch downtown & stop to listen to the outdoor music. Plan a nice dinner that night in advance.
Day 3: Visit the Passion Play's Tours -or- Go Horseback riding/canoeing. (Perfect night for another massage treatment if you go horseback)
Day 4: Visit the zoo, the chapel, take a tour, etc. Tour the other parts of town & shopping there. Plan a trip that night to either a music show or the Passion Play.
Day 5: Before you head home, stop by War Eagle mills or head to another tour that you did not see before.
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