Fun Things To Do in Northwest Arkansas
Ozark Towns are Home of Walmart, Beaver Lake and Razorback Football
Aug 20, 2008
From the healing waters of Eureka Springs to the shouts of "Woo Pig!" at the University of Arkansas, the northwest corner of Arkansas is a unique and exciting place.
Nestled in the Ozark Mountains are the towns and cities that hold the history and heritage of the Ozark people. Civil War battles raged here, Native Americans hunted here and a little retail company established its corporate headquarters here. That company would be Walmart.
Northwest Arkansas has lots to see and do for visitors looking to spend a couple of days or a couple of weeks. From the arts to outdoor recreation and from Civil War soldiers to Walmartians, the towns of the Ozarks have a lot to offer. The following is a sampling.
Bentonville, Arkansas – Home of Walmart
- Walmart Visitor’s Center, 105 North Main Street, (479) 273-1329 - original Walton 5 & 10 store houses photographs and memorabilia of Sam Walton and the beginnings of Walmart
- Peel Mansion Museum and Gardens, 400 South Walton Boulevard, (479) 273-9664 - 1875 Italianate-style home of Colonel Samuel Peel furnished with period pieces with a garden and out buildings
- Museum of Native American Artifacts, 202 SW 'O' Street, (479) 273-2456 - artifacts dating from 12,000 BC to the present
Rogers, Arkansas – Railroad Town
- War Eagle Cavern, 21494 Cavern Drive (about 12 miles east of Rogers), (479) 789-2909 – guided tour and tales of cave with large rooms and natural formations
- Pea Ridge National Military Park, 15930 U. S. Highway 62 Garfield, Arkansas (about 10 miles east of Rogers) (479) 451-8122 - Site of one of the most important battles of the Civil War, battlefield, cannons, and remaining farmhouse
- Beaver Lake/Hobbs State Management Area, 21392 E. Arkansas Highway 12 between Rogers and Eureka Springs, (479) 789-2380 – 28,000-acre man-made lake for boating, fishing and swimming and 11,646-acre state park with primitive camping 17 miles of hiking trails
Eureka Springs, Arkansas – Victorian Town of Natural Spring-fed Spas
- 1882 Crescent Hotel and Spa, 75 Prospect Avenue, (479) 253-9766 – historic hotel and spa said to be haunted
- The Great Passion Play, 935 Passion Play Road, 1-866-566-3565 – Outdoor drama of the story of Christ’s crucifixion
- Thorncrown Chapel, 12968 U. S. Highway 62 West, (479) 253-4701 – Award winning glass and wood beam chapel in the woods designed by architect E. Fay Jones
Fayetteville, Arkansas – Home of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks
- University of Arkansas, West Dickson Street, (479) 575-2000, campus sights include Reynolds Razorback Stadium & Hall of Champions, Chi Omega Greek Theater and Sen. J. William Fulbright sculpture
- Clinton House Museum, 930 California Boulevard, (479) 444-0066 - on U of A campus, home of Bill and Hilary Clinton while Bill taught law at the University of Arkansas
- Headquarters House, 118 East Dickson Street, (479) 521-2970 – 1853 house served as headquarters for both the Union and the Confederate armies during the Civil War
For more information on things to do in Arkansas and specifically Northwest Arkansas, contact the Northwest Arkansas Tourism Association 1-888-398-3444
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