You will like the area if you keep an open mind. Mena and the Queen Willimena park are really beautiful. The Ouachita and Kiamichi mountains are bothe right there and share a distinction of running east and west while most mountain ranges run north and south. The Kiamichis are also know for Bigfoot sightings also..
North of there is a small town called Heavener which has a historical site that again is very unique... Viking Runes carved in stone.. What makes these even more unique is they are from the changing period of Viking culture when they moved from Paganism to Christianity.. A small period of time where the runes themselves where changing.. It would take someone who really understand history to fake them, which leads scholars to believe in their authenticity. That is just a small part of the area you can learn about..
if you ride motorcycles, you will learn the true beauty of the land, because that area is a very popular destination for bike trips.. Who knows..you might end up bumping into a few of us on here, who like to ride around there.