Eureka!

Darin and I had the opportunity to visit a little town called Eureka Springs. It was a quaint little town that was originally established as a resort town. It reminded me of Park City--old and expensive. Even though it wasn't the most economical town it was very cute and quaint with a lot of Southern charm. I enjoyed walking up and down the narrow streets looking at antiques and crafts and Darin enjoyed stalling the car on a steep hill (which was very scary).

We got to see some gorgeous old houses and an old "haunted" hotel. The legend is that the hotel was once a cancer treatment center and people who were dying of cancer were sent there. The doctor who was over the hotel was greedy. After his patients died, he would stash their bodies down in the cellar for a few months so that he could continue collecting the money for their care. They say that the people that died now reside in the building (which was more recently turned back into a hotel) and haunt the guests. Townspeople told us that this hotel has been shown on TV haunting shows and there are annual ghost hunter conventions here. They actually offer ghost tours through Eureka Springs but I didn't want to scare myself unnecessarily.

We had a great time and enjoyed this small town. However, next time we grace Eureka Springs with our presence, we will avoid a near death experience outside of the "haunted hotel" by not stalling our car on that steep hill.