A Chevy Traverse Day trip to Fort Smith

With three-row seating for up to eight adults, fuel economy of 27 miles per gallon on the highway, and maximum towing of up to 5,000 pounds, the 2020 Chevy Traverse is your ultimate road-tripping machine, perfect for day-trips this fall to places near and far. With a family, though, time and cash can be in short supply. With that in mind, McLarty Daniel Chevrolet of Springdale has your back with some suggestions for a day trip to Fort Smith! Within easy driving distance of Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith has plenty to see and do, and it’s easy on the budget as well.

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ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY NATURE CENTER
8300 Wells Lake Road, Fort Smith
One of several Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Natural Centers in the state funded by an 1/8th cent sales tax passed in 1996, the Arkansas River Valley Nature Center is located on 170 wooded acres that was one part of the Fort Chaffee Military Base. It’s an outdoor wonderland with a trails, birds, wildlife, beautiful Wells Lake, a museum, exhibits, and a 1,200-gallon aquarium teeming with fish native to Arkansas.

FORT SMITH TROLLEY MUSEUM
100 S. 4th Street, Fort Smith
The the world of public transportation in America has largely been taken over by cars, buses and taxis these days, there was a time when streetcars were almost as common in American cities as fire hydrants, helping commuters get to and from work quick and easy in the original form of mass transit. The Fort Smith Trolley Museum celebrates this bygone age with displays, artifacts, and several restored vintage trolley cars that your can ride to remember the way folks used to get to and fro in the good ol’ days. The museum also features a large collection of vintage rail cars and other rolling stock, sure to delight train fans. For more info, visit their website: www.fstm.org.

BASS REEVES MONUMENT
200 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith
In the old west days, Fort Smith was the barely-contained border town that signified what amounted to law and order before the lawless Oklahoma Territory and points west, a place where outlaws held sway. One of the only men the baddies feared in those days was U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. The first African-American U.S. deputy marshal west of the Mississippi, Reeves was a figure who struck terror into the hearts of outlaws, venturing out into the badland and bringing them back ten at a time, cuffed to his chuckwagon. His story is legend. This life-size bronze of Reeves on horseback stands as a monument to his courage and service to the cause of justice at a time when blacks were often seen as second-class citizens.

FT. CHAFFEE BARBERSHOP MUSEUM
7020 Taylor Street
If you know anything about the life of the King of Rock n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, you’re probably familiar with the fact that in March 1958, The King was inducted into the U.S. Army, before going off to serve his country during a stint in the military. Part of his induction into the service, shown in pictures published in newspapers around the world at the time, was Elvis getting his close-cropped G.I. haircut, with an Army barber possibly taking some pleasure in shearing off Elvis’ iconic pompadour so he could trade in his tight pants for Army Green like any other recruit. If you’re an Elvis fan or just love pop culture, no trip to Fort Smith is complete without a visit to the building on the former Ft. Chaffee where “the haircut heard round the world” took place.

We’ve only scratched the surface of all the things to see and do in Fort Smith, one of the most interesting and vibrant cities in Arkansas? And if you need a great SUV to get your there and elsewhere, stop in today at McLarty Daniel Chevrolet of Springdale for a test drive of the beautiful 2020 Chevy Traverse. With eight passenger seating and an iconic look, it’s the SUV you should be driving right now. Come see us today!

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