Location: Van Buren
Top Things to do in Van Buren
What to do and see in Van Buren, Arkansas (AR): The Best Things to do
Van Buren /væn ˈbjʊərən/ is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction. The city was incorporated in 1845 and as of the 2010 census had a population of 22,791, ranking it as the state's 22nd largest city, behind Searcy.
Restaurants in Van Buren
1. Great Escape Mystery Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 62 reviews
Great Escape Mystery Rooms offers a fun, entertaining, and engaging escape room adventure, located in Historic Downtown Van Buren. The rooms are designed to intrigue and bring out the inner detective in all of us. Bring your friends, family, or co-workers in for an exciting challenge. While in the room your goal is to find clues and solve puzzles that will enable you to conquer the room and stop the clock, hopefully with a record time. You will have 60 minutes to see if you have what it takes to solve our rooms.
Reviewed By DenverTheWander
An easy and fun thing to do while visiting Van Buren. Super nice staff! My team/employees had fun, We did it as a birthday party for an employee, It was also a good team building exercise. We did two of the escape rooms, “prison break” and “family game night” and they were both fun!
2. THOR Elite Firing Range and Gun Club
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
THOR Elite Firing Range and Gun Club The Finest Shooting Center in the Arkansas River Valley. Covered Shooting Positions On-Site Pro Shop Convenient Location Machine Gun Rentals
Reviewed By Milspec_Spartan
Dropped in from out of town, shot on their pistol range. Cut me a break on the range fee, cause I was helping my sister get into to shooting. People are friendly (both staff and members). Good target selection and more freedom of drills than an indoor range.
3. Ralph Irwin Studio
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
We provide a variety of fine art from local artists including wood-carved murals, paintings, photography, hand-woven basketry, sculptures and furniture. The gallery's owner Ralph Irwin is an award winning artist that works in over forty different mediums. He has been commissioned to create works for large corporations such as banks, restaurants, and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.
4. The Box Arcade
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. King Opera House
6. Drennan-Scott Historic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By 112448
We were so impressed with the Drennan-Scott House. I love going to historic houses but my husband basically goes just for me. He was fascinated with this house, the history, the originality. He has talked about it to many people. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and pleasant. I would recommend this site to everyone.
7. Lee Creek Hiking Trails
8. Chapters on Main
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Independent bookstore with new and used books in most any genre. We also feature a coffee bar where our baristas handcraft lattes from Airship coffee beans into hot, iced or frozen drinks or you could enjoy a specialty Savoy tea selection in a single or share a pot with a friend! Enjoy our entire store with areas to curl up with a good book and drink or spend time connecting with someone you haven't seen in awhile or maybe enjoy meeting someone new. Our baristas are knowledgeable about our books on all three floors from the kids loft to the basement which is known as the "treasure hunt". Come enjoy your time even if it is just a bit!
Reviewed By NoniBel04 - Alma, United States
Looking for adventure, action, romance, thrillers, fiction, non-fiction, children's, old and new BOOKS, then this is place. You MUST try the Lavender/Vanilla Latte.
9. Willy Nilly
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By jwh916 - Van Buren, United States
Rick and Lisa are doing a great job of bring real and affordable Antiques back o old Van Buren. I foun a cross section of treasures, tempting me and I will return. The store has a ecliptic selection and is fun to just walk thru. Rick and Laura are friendly and great to talk to, knowledgeable and I think I found some new friends.
