There's So Much To See And Do In This Up-And-Coming Arkansas City
By J.B. VanDyke|Published January 16, 2017
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J.B. VanDyke
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J.B. Weisenfels has lived in rural Arkansas for three decades. She is a writer, a mom, and a graduate student. She is also an avid collector of tacky fish whatnots, slightly chipped teapots, and other old things. In her spare time she enjoys driving to the nearest creek to sit a while. If you were to visit her, she'd try to feed you cornbread.
It’s no secret that Northwest Arkansas is an area experiencing a lot of growth. With growth comes opportunities, and all those freshly employed people need things to do, don’t they? A few museums to visit, maybe? Some really cool places to eat? Well, that kind of growth is exactly what’s happening in Bentonville. This little city of about 40,167 is on the rise, and people are noticing. Bentonville has been named an up-and-coming city for business by Business Insider and an up-and-coming city for tourism by the Huffington Post. You probably know that Bentonville is the home base of Walmart, but what you may not know is that there are a ton of things to do in Bentonville, and several of them are free. This is definitely a little up-and-coming city that you’ll want to experience.
Bentonville is home to Walmart’s headquarters, but the original Walmart is still around too. It has become a museum that’s a perfect place to remember the bygone era before the Waltons made it big.
If you’re into awesome architecture and astounding gardens, you should take a guided tour at Peel Mansion & Heritage Gardens located at 400 South Walton Boulevard.
Located in the heart of downtown Bentonville, Table Mesa offers exciting latin cuisine in a laidback atmosphere. Their address is 108 East Central Avenue Suite 10 in Bentonville. And unless my Spanish is rusty (it is), I believe their name means "table table," which is pretty cool.
In short, Bentonville is an up-and-coming city with a lot of charm and tons of stuff to do, and if you’re looking for a good place to spend a weekend without breaking the bank, you can’t do any better than this little city on the rise.
