Sample Itineraries
Northwest Region- Experience the Civil War in the Ozarks-Fayetteville, Arkansas
Day 1
During the Civil War, Northwest Arkansas was caught in the crossfire between the North and the South. The area was the site of many skirmishes and battles including the Battle of Fayetteville and the Battle of Pea Ridge, arguably the most important Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi. The war left the area devastated. Crop, homes, and businesses were burned and residents went hungry.
Driving tour of Fayetteville and Tour Civil War Sites
- Drive by the antebellum homes including the 1836 Ridge House and the 1840's Walker Stone House, which was hit by cannon fire in 1864
- Visit Fayetteville's historic downtown square, where dazzling display of flowers awaits visitors during the growing seasons and holiday lights in the winter months
- Stroll around the Farmers' Market Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, April through October. Saturday only in November
- Tour the Confederate Cemetery and the Fayetteville National Cemetery
- Lunch at the Catfish Hole -Voted Best Catfish in Northwest Arkansas
- Tour the Headquarters House built in 1853 by Judge Jonas Tebbets, the house was a headquarters of both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War and now is the headquarters of the Washington County Historic Society
- Experience civilian life during the Civil War through living history performances
- Check into the hotel
- Dinner at the famous AQ Chicken House
- Driving Tour of the University of Arkansas
- Return back to the hotel
Day 2
Other Civil War Sites you can include in this Tour
- Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park which preserves about 400 acres of the battlefield where the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi and the Union Army of the Frontier clashed in December of 1862
- Pea Ridge National Battlefield Park, site of the March 1862 battle that saved Missouri for the Union
For more information-contact Julie Pennington, Marketing Manager, Group Tours, Fayetteville Visitors Bureau, 21 South Block, Fayetteville, AR 72701 1.800.766.4626 and visit www.experiencefayetteville.com