Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport 59 min
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (1 hr 5) This 450-acre sanctuary for abandoned lions, tigers & big cats offers tours & educational talks. Pea Ridge Military Park (26 min) Large, intact former Civil War battlefield, with hiking & horseback riding trails & a small museum. Thorncrown Chapel (45 min) Nestled in the woods, this chapel made of wood & glass boasts 425 windows & welcomes visitors. Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (54 min) Massive nature area with diverse terrain & lakefront, trails, historic relics & a visitor center. Eureka Springs Downtown (53 min) Quaint area with quirky shops & galleries, eclectic eats, lively taverns & leafy Basin Spring Park. Ozark Mountain Ziplines (50 min) Zip line Quigley's Castle (1 hr 1) Unique dwelling filled indoor tropical plants, a butterfly wall & antiques, plus flower gardens. Crescent Hotel Ghost Tours (55 min) Offbeat tourist attraction featuring nightly tours of a haunted 19th-century hotel. Blue Spring Heritage Center (45 min) Ancestral Native American site with eco-tours of the gardens & structures around a natural spring. Dinosaur World (38 min) Park and amusement park War Eagle Mill (57 min) Functioning gristmill offering guided history tours, plus a down-home eatery & a quaint gift shop. Onyx Cave (1 hr 1) Small show cave offering self-guided audio tours amid stalactites & stalagmites, plus a gift shop. Christ of the Ozarks (59 min) Landmark 67-foot Christ statue built in 1966, standing atop a vehicle-accessible mountain. Lake Leatherwood (49 min) Kayaking, fishing & hiking around a tranquil, forest-fringed lake formed by a 1940s limestone dam. War Eagle Cavern (59 min) Pristine natural cavern with guided tours available, plus scenic forest trails with waterfalls. |