Places to hangout, Visitors from UK 🇬🇧

My girlfriend and I are leaving in a couple of weeks for a trip to the US, including a stop-off in Hot Springs!

We're both Brits in our early 20s and have only ever visited the classic American tourist spots (New York, San Francisco, Orlando etc), so we're looking forward to experiencing less touristic and more natural areas of America.

We'd be grateful if anyone has any recommendations for cool places to hang out, ideally with a laid-back, younger crowd. We are staying just outside of town at Starlight Haven lodges.

Thank you for any help in advance!