Location: Fayetteville
Top Things to do in Fayetteville
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Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County. The city is centrally located within the county and has been home of the University of Arkansas since the institution's founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. At 1,400 feet of elevation, it is also one of the highest major US cities between the western Great Plains and the Appalachian Mountains.
Restaurants in Fayetteville
1. TheatreSquared
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 346 reviews
TheatreSquared’s locally produced and nationally acclaimed productions reach more than 50,000 patrons each year. The company is Northwest Arkansas’s year-round professional resident theatre, offering a unique audience experience in an intimate setting. In 2011, TheatreSquared was recognized by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards, as one of the nation’s ten most promising emerging theatres. A professional company, TheatreSquared employs trained artists from across the country to create its 320 annual performances and is contracted with Actors' Equity Association. The theatre is also Arkansas’s home for professional playwrights. The company's 50,000 square-foot home is an architectural and cultural landmark, uniting two intimate theatres, rehearsal space, a three-level commons and open-all-day bar/cafe, outdoor gathering spaces, production workshops, offices, and artists’ apartments.
Reviewed By robertlI3108CZ - Tahlequah, United States
What a outstanding experience! We’d been here a couple of times before and the plays were very well done, but familiarity with the movies done of A Christmas Carol left me wondering how they’d do it. Well, walking and seeing the set was impressive, it seemed no expense was spared to pull this off, and they did! A fantastic adaptation and creative presentation with outstanding performances by all the cast. I could not have been more impressed. I’m writing this now since we’re going back in a couple of days for another performance of a play and I’m looking forward to another outstanding experience!
2. Walton Arts Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By bberg52 - Lowell, United States
Great venue and a great Broadway show. The music and dancing were awesome and the musical followed the original movie very well. Excellent show to go see.
3. National Cemetery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By sconkles - Fayetteville, United States
This is a wonderful place to visit if you are at all interested in history and appreciate the aesthetics of all of the pretty white headstones neatly lined up, rows and rows and go on and on. It’s a really cool site to see and the additional information to read along the way brings some of its history to life.
4. Dickson Street Bookshop
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By thaddt - Slidell, United States
Stunning! One word best describes the amount and depth of the titles & volumes of pre-owned books of EVERY TYPE. In business since the early 1970's, this comfortable and friendly store contains rows upon rows of books and magazines. Cluttered room after room of all genres, fiction and non-fiction, all with extremely reasonable prices. It's literally every readers best choice with titles reaching from Julius Caesar's personal accounts of his battles with the Gaul's, everything about Civil War history (over 200 titles), World War I & II, Founding Fathers, Explorers, Biographers, Music, Medical, Cooking, Educators, Scientists, People & Places of the World, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Self-Help, to every type of conceivable interest. Plan to spend HOURS enjoying the experience!
5. Baum Stadium
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By Dreamer67808084552 - Memphis, United States
This stadium is better than many minor league parks. There are regular crowds of 8K+ fans calling the hogs. It is a family friendly place but watch out for the outfield where the fans harass the opposing teams outfielders. It is very entertaining to listen. This stadium is fan-based and fans are engaged in play from beginning to end of game. Plus the University of Arkansas baseball team is always ranked in the top!
6. Fayetteville Public Library
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By Dreamer67808084552 - Memphis, United States
This library has won all sorts of awards and recognition. There is a coffee shop inside so you can check out a book and have a cup of joe. The architecture alone is worthy of the visit.
7. Razorback Regional Greenway
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By jamiejoh2016
We drove down from KC to explore the Greenway. We parked at Fayetteville Lake and rode 20 miles. The Greenway is a gorgeous paved path. We shared the path with walkers and skateboarders. A great place for families and friends to be outdoors.
8. Arkansas Air Museum
9. George's Majestic Lounge
10. Terra Studios
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
Home of the Bluebird of Happiness, Terra Studios is a wonderland of art and creativity featuring works of over 100 regional artists, sculpture gardens, murals, fountains, galleries & cafe. Take a class, watch as skilled artisans make the world famous Bluebird of Happiness, play chess or checkers on the giant game boards, enjoy a light snack, shop or simply relax. Fun for everyone. Open daily 10-5. Free admission.
Reviewed By BernadetteT56
We enjoyed shopping fir some beautiful glass birds and butterfly’s. Then spent time on the scenic grounds
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