Bentonville Travel Guide

 missspock709 Says:  The Museum of Native American History has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of American Indian artifacts I have ever seen. They have ancient artifacts, pottery, arrowheads; and historic artifacts, clothing, headdresses, weapons, photographs, and much more.... 

 BruceDunning Says:  Located right in the middle of the town of Bentonville, it was a 5 and 10 (dime) store of 4,000 Square feet. Now it is the center showing how the Walton's, yes besides Sam there was James as brother that promulgated the stores to such magnitude it is beyond belief. This is... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This area in the far NW corner of Arkansas, and close to Missouri border has been a mecca for retired people for over 40 years. It has continued to grow and is huge in size. There is a total of 16,000 acres, much of which is still timber land. The Linebarger brothers started... 

 BruceDunning Says:  Wow. By far this is one of the more detailed displays of Indian artifacts I have seen in my life, and most likely in the US. The theme is to take you from the BC times when Indians migrated to the North American continent and settled throughout. It is estimated there may... 

 BruceDunning Says:  The mill was first built in 1832 by Mr. Blackburn, and with six children owned for 80 year in the generations. The mill burned in 1838, rebuilt and burned in 1848, and then during the Civil War and again 1873. Must have been a match happy crowd. They sold in 1920 to a hotel... 

 BruceDunning Says:  It is crowded and right in the middle of a busy area, and next to -guess what - a Walmart store and across the street form the headquarters. It was preserved due to locals putting up $1 million in order for Sam Walton not to tear it down. He relented and built a store in the... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This town merges with Bentonville and they both are literally on top of each other. Rogers originally had more territory, but Bentonville ended up with the old square and west area. With the surge of Walmart and its headquarters, Bentonville became bigger than Rogers, but... 

 BruceDunning Says:  The town has a fair number of old buildings, mostly in the town square. It also has a lot of red limestone homes that were built with flat thin stones. They are of an era in 1940-60's. The square was relocated to here in early 1900's so it could hold more events. Besides... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This site is of a battle for the frontier and which State would be North or South. It took place December 1862 over 400 acres of ground. There were 2700 casualties and the South ended up drawing away from the fight. Gen Heron and the North had been pursuing South armies and... 

 BruceDunning Says:  Wow. By far one of the more detailed displays of Indian artifacts I have seen in my life. They theme is to take you from the BC times when Indians migrated to the North American continent and settled throughout. It is estimated there may have been as many as 30 million... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This was the home of Neil Compton, a physician as a career. He also was an avid crusader to preserve nature. His big project was to get people interested in preserving the Buffalo River, and today it stands as a show piece of what preserved nature can be like. The home and... 

 Basaic Says:  Usually, I like to experiment and try the non-chain restaurants when on a roadtrip. Sometimes though, I like to know what to expect and I know what to expect from Denny's. I like both their Tilapia dishes and they are pretty consistant in their prep. Besides this one had a... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is a place that was built in 1984 and has not changed. The clientele has over the years. It ws local rural people, then bikers, then rough crowd and hip hop, then now trying to get back to Italian and local flavor. This may work after many add ons to the building and... 

 BellaVistaFlyer Says:  Headed to Bentonville or Rogers? Beaver Lake for some fishing? Golfing in Bella Vista? Fly into the Rogers Airport! With a 6000+ foot paved runway, ILS approaches, US customs, and radar service from Razorback Approach this airport is easy in -- easy out. But the BEST part is... 

 BruceDunning Says:  War Eagle Mill on Hwy 12 east of Rogers has only a privey outside. For the fainthearted, it does not smell and the bathrooms are luxurious by standards. They are roomy and have big holes. There is also a men and women section-separate buildings