Texarkana is a city of 150,000 people (2016) in the Piney Woods region of Texas and the Timberlands region of Arkansas.
Understand
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Texarkana is a city bisected by the Texas-Arkansas border; the west side of town is in Texas and the east side is in Arkansas. State Line Avenue runs right on the borderline.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK IATA). Flights are operated by American Eagle Airlines from Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. The airport is small with few amenities, but car rentals are available. Public transport is abysmal; the nearest bus station is a 700-meter walk away at crossing of E Broad St and Airport Plaza.
The nearest airport served by all three major airline alliances is Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV IATA) in Louisiana.
By car
[edit]Interstate Highway 30 (I-30) runs through north Texarkana and serves as part of the city's loop. US Route 71 (US-71) enters from Shreveport, Louisiana in the south and continues to Ft. Smith Arkansas in the North. US-71 serves as the dividing line between the Texas and Arkansas sides of the city through downtown. US Route 59 (US-59) Enters through the southwest corner of town where it merges with Loop 245 and I-30, which it follows out of town. US Route 67 (US-67) enters on the Texas side from Dallas in the middle of the city and exits in the northeast corner, headed to Little Rock. US Route 82 (US-82) enters Texarkana shadowing I-30 from Dallas, but takes a straighter path through the city. It exits town on the Arkansas side and continues through Mississippi and Georgia.
By train
[edit]- Amtrak serves Texarkana daily with its Texas Eagle route. The historic 2 Texarkana Union Station is located on 100 E Front St, bisecting the state frontier between Texas and Arkansas.
By bus
[edit]Greyhound serves the city. Their terminal, 3 Texarkana Greyhound is north of the city, on 405 E 51st St, along the I-30. ☏ +1 870 774-5163. Local buses connect with city centre during day time.
Get around
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Public transport is limited in Texarkana but there is a small bus network called T-Line. Buses usually depart once an hour.
See
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- 1 Ace of Clubs House, 420 Pine St, ☏ +1 903-793-4831.
- 2 Museum of Regional History, 219 N State Line Ave, ☏ +1 903-793-4831.
- 3 Texarkana College.
- State Line Avenue.
Do
[edit]- 1 Perot Theatre, 221 Main St (Third at Main), ☏ +1 903-792-4992.
- 2 The Silvermoon on Broad, 217 W Broad St, ☏ +1 903-792-0562. Historic venue used for everything from weddings to dinner shows. Many events are open to the public.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Central Mall Texarkana, 2400 Richmond Rd, ☏ +1 903-838-4158.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Big Jake's BBQ, 2610 New Boston Rd, ☏ +1 903 793-1169. Good barbecue accompanied with all-you-can-eat sides.
- 2 Ironwood Grill, 4312 Galleria Oaks Dr., ☏ +1 903 223-4644. Monday to Thursday 11AM - 9PM, Saturday and Sunday 11AM - 10PM. American-style food with casual dining. Atmosphere akin to Austin or Boulder.
- 3 Pecan Point Brewing Company, 213 Main St (Next to Perot Theatre), ☏ +1 903-306-0661. Gastopub combined with micro brewery, opened in 2014 in central Texarkana.
- 4 Verona Restaurant, 212 E Broad St, ☏ +1 870-773-4444. Fine dining in downtown.
- Gusano's Pizzeria, 2820 Richmond Rd, ☏ +1 903 792 8646, [email protected]. 11AM-11PM Friday and Saturday, 11AM-10PM all other days. Chicago-style pizzeria and sports bar with the self-proclaimed "best Chicago-style pizza in the world". Part of a tiny chain of 8 restaurants in and around Arkansas.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Whiskey River Country, 310 E 49th St, ☏ +1 870 773-4903.
Sleep
[edit]Almost all hotels are clustered around the Interstate highways, far from the city center.
Budget
[edit]- 1 Shamrock Motel, 717 N State Line Ave, ☏ +1 903-794-8276. One of few lodging options near downtown, however this motel is very rudimentary.
Mid-range
[edit]- Candlewood Suites Texarkana, 2901 S Cowhorn Creek Loop, ☏ +1 903-334-7418. Rooms here consist of studios or suites. $57 (Jan 2022).
- Comfort Suites, 215 Richill Dr, ☏ +1 903-716-9600. This features an indoor pool. $62 (Jan 2022).
- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 1918 University Ave, ☏ +1 903-280-7433. This one has an indoor pool and hot tub, and a generous breakfast. $67 (Jan 2022).
Connect
[edit]Telephones
[edit]The Texas side of town is in the 903 area code, while the Arkansas side is in the 870 area code.
Go next
[edit]Texarkana came to fame with the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit about a truck run to Atlanta, commemorated through the Bandit Run.
| Routes through Texarkana |
| Dallas ← Marshall ← | SW  NE
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→ Hope → St. Louis |
Dallas ← Mount Pleasant ← Jct N  S ←
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W  E
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→ Hope → Little Rock |
| END ← | N  S
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→ Shreveport → Lafayette |
| Sallisaw ← Mena ← | N  S
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→ Jefferson → Marshall |
| Little Rock ← Hope ← | N  S
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→ Jct N S → Mount Pleasant → Dallas
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| Fort Smith ← Mena ← | N  S
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→ Shreveport → Alexandria |
| Gainesville ← Paris ← Jct N S ←
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W  E
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→ Garland → Greenville |
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