Waldenpond27, 78

Why a Cultural Mecca Like Arkansas? The lakes and forests are stunning
Population is less than 3 million
Still a throw-back friendliness here
Peaceful for writing, hiking, cartooning
20+ art galleries where i live
The Farmer's Market is exceptional
Downtown has the bath-houses from the 1900's where the wealthy made the trek here to soak in healing waters.
Al Capone room still intact at the city's major hotel
Cost of living and property taxes are minimal compared to many other states
I've found people go out of their way to help you here
There's a good health food store, well-stocked
Several highly-rated restaurants serving healthy meals
Only city in America built into a national forest
The water I fill my glass jugs with is filtered by the National park Service; nothing is added. Best water in the U.S. Rainwater that fell 4,000 years ago and has been traveling underground since then.
A downtown bookstore specializing in unique and metaphysical topics (which makes it fun to browse)