BENTONVILLE AT-A-GLANCE
BENTONVILLE
County / Benton Population / 47,093 Area / 31.29 sq. miles Founded / 1837
POPULAR ATTRACTIONS
Bentonville Film Festival / pg. 40 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art / pg. 31 21c Museum Hotel / pg. 32 8th Street Market / pg. 16 Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra / pg. 38 Compton Gardens / pg. 52 Lawrence Plaza Ice Rink and Splash Park / pg. 60 Melvin Ford Aquatic Center / pg. 61 Museum of Native American History / pg. 66 Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens / pg. 66 Scott Family Amazeum / pg. 33 Slaughter Pen Bike Park / pg. 48 Thaden Field / pg. 69 The Walmart Museum / pg. 67
MORE INFO
Visit Bentonville 104 E. Central Ave. (800) 410-2535 VisitBentonville.com
A NEW AMERICAN TOWN
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
S
ophisticated yet quaint,
interactive children’s learning
big city amenities with a
museum; The Walmart
small town feel, progressive
Museum with Sam Walton’s
and creative, Bentonville
original 5&10 store; and the
is all of this and more. No
new Thaden Field, a full-
longer just the corporate
service, community centric
headquarters of Walmart,
aviation center.
Bentonville boasts an abundance of art, food, music, cycling and history for visitors and residents alike. The world-class Crystal
Bentonville Film Fest
Bridges Museum of American Art spans five
Love festivals and events?
centuries of art, dubbed
The Bentonville Film
by The Washington Post
Festival co-founded by
as “the most-talked-about
Academy Award™-winning
new museum in the United
actress Geena Davis
States in a generation.” In
supports gender inclusion.
2020, Crystal Bridges will
Each spring, the Bentonville
open The Momentary, a
Half Marathon draws
multidisciplinary art space for
thousands of runners. The
visual and performing arts.
new 8th Street Market hosts a growing number
The 21c Museum Hotel adds
of culinary festivals, like
another artful element to
BITE NW Arkansas and
downtown, with gallery
the World Championship
space adjoining the 104-
Squirrel Cook Off.
room boutique hotel and Scott Family Amazeum
the acclaimed restaurant
Bentonville has fast become
The Hive. Bentonville is one
one of the top cycling
of only seven cities with
destinations in North
a Conde Nast Traveler-
America. With 140 miles
recognized 21c hotel location.
of hard and soft trails, the International Mountain
Bentonville Dining
16
Be amazed by all there is
Bicycling Association (IMBA)
to see and do here, like the
has ranked Bentonville a
Scott Family Amazeum
Silver Level Ride Center.
Top to bottom: photos courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Visit Bentonville; Scott Family Amazeum; Visit Bentonville