Pea Ridge National Military Park | Visitor Center — Attraction in Pea Ridge

Friendliest little town in America. Single unit dwellings only; no apartments, duplexes, etc. People still walk downtown. Kids walk to school, dominate the streets with their bicycles, sit on their front porches of an evening, plant gardens, raise roses and azaleas, and foist the kids off on the neighbors for dinner and sleepovers. Last year the High School was #2 in AAA State basketball, football, and academics. The community heavily involves itself in all their schools, finds a reason to have a parade about once a month, and has a tradition of different groups being at the doors to greet the kids in the morning, as they arrive at school. The Mayor and city employees dressed up once, the police department, fire department, and others went and jumped in the lake, in January, iirc, to raise funds for kids projects. If you live in Pea Ridge, you know it is home. Oh, it is 8 miles to Rogers and Bentonville, and a tad further to Bella Vista, six to Missouri, and maybe 20 minutes to Eureka Springs. IIRC, there are 17 lakes to fish within a...

This was an interesting place in that the battles fought here turned the tide against the confederate armies on this side of the Mississippi River… The tour starts with a 25 minute movie that describes the battles fought and the mistakes made that wound up causing the southern armies to retreat back to safe areas… There are a pair of led dioramas that not only show the topography of the area, but also the roads and encampments… multiple displays of period military hardware are also on display… Then the battlefield can be visualized during a 6.5 mile one way road trip that visits all the highlights of the battle at Pea Ridge… unfortunately close to 4,000 casualties were incurred by both sides during this...

Pea Ridge Nation Military site is just beautiful. The grounds and sites are immaculately maintained, the people friendly, and it is set up to drive through tour at your own pace with a video app that plays through your phone. This was especially helpful because we were touring with my 94 year old father who benefited from the app that played right into his ears!! And my mom who has limited mobility just watched from the car!! We also saw people on horseback...