Location: Fayetteville
Top Things to do in Fayetteville
What to do and see in Fayetteville, Arkansas (AR): The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
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. 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!
4. 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.
5. NWA Escape Room
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 51 reviews
We have moved to our new, larger location! Come experience one of our new and exciting room adventures! The NWA Escape Room is a premiere entertainment destination in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Here you'll experience a Live Action Adventure like no other, where you get to work against the clock to solve puzzles, riddles and clues during one of our Room Escape experiences. You'll see why this fun activity is sweeping the nation - this is the perfect adventure for groups of all kinds! Are you looking for the most fun thing to do in Fayetteville for a group? Come visit the NWA Escape Room!
Reviewed By Arkansas_Family - Rogers, United States
Had five of us in this escape room for my wife’s birthday. Ages 17 and up. Had a lot of fun. The person running the game was super nice and explained things well. Unlike some escape rooms where you ask for a clue if you want one and where doing so may penalize your time, here, they supervise your game and come in to provide a hint of needed. This was a pretty challenging room, I believe they said only about 32% of groups solve it. The room is on the smaller side so you wouldn’t want a large group. Five or so is a good number. We did solve the room although with a couple of hints. A fun time though!
6. French Quarters Antiques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
7. Arkansas Air Museum
8. Fayetteville Underground
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
9. Bud Walton Arena Hall of Champions Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By cmcgee2014 - Little Rock, United States
outstanding place to watch a basketball game. To me there is not a bad set in the house. The fan are really what makes this place. Oh the food isn't either
10. Heartwood Gallery
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