The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Arkansas
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 231 roadside attractions in Arkansas.
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1. Pickles Gap Village
Conway, AR
Touristy collection of shops selling fudge, antiques, quilts and crafts, guns and knives. Petting zoo.
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2. David's Burger Mascot Chicken (Gone)
Conway, AR
A fiberglass statue of a chicken hawks the beefy delights of a fast food restaurant. The chicken is wearing overalls, but someone has painted over this unusual feature. Dec. 2023: reported gone.
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3. Pivot Rock and Natural Bridge
Eureka Springs, AR
The rock doesn't really pivot and the natural bridge is not very big. But they're both in the same spot, so you get two earth wonders for the price of one, if you don't mind paying to see natural wonders.
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4. Texaco Big Friend - Muffler Man
Morrilton, AR
Rare Texaco Big Friend Muffler Man disappeared from Clarksville in the 1990s; survives on a collector's private property.
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5. Welcome to Hot Springs/Dorky Bill Clinton Billboard (Gone)
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6. World's Largest BB Gun
Rogers, AR
25 feet long, stands muzzle-up outside the Daisy Airgun Museum. Weighted inside its stock with almost 200,000 BBs. Erected in Jan. 2021.
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7. Giant Hatchet
Bentonville, AR
A Bunyan-size hatchet is embedded in the ground at Hand Cut Hollow trailhead, ideal for diminutive human gag photos.
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8. Clowers' Zoo with IQ, Educated Animals (Gone)
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9. Biggest Monument to the Boy Martyr of the Confederacy
Little Rock, AR
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10. Old Mike Exhibit
Prescott, AR
A man with no ID got off of the train in Prescott in 1911 and died that night. He was embalmed, named "Old Mike," and put on display for 65 years. The county museum has a small exhibit that tells the story of his corpse.
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11. Bucking Bull Statue, Chuckwagon Races (Gone)
Clinton, AR
The bucking bull statue arrived in 2014, but the annual Labor Day weekend Chuckwagon Races have been around for a long time, and draw a surprising number of competitors.
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12. Popeye Statue - 1987 Model (Closed)
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13. The Pocahontas Meteor
Pocahontas, AR
On the front lawn of the Randolph County Courthouse sits a rock from space, if you completely ignore what scientists think.
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14. Boy Martyr of the Confederacy Captured
Little Rock, AR
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15. Elegant Railroad Car in the Woods
Rison, AR
The custom-built 1905 railroad car was the private conveyance of the president of the Cotton Belt Railroad line. Open for tours by appointment.
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16. Most Haunted Hotel in America: Ghost Tours
Eureka Springs, AR
Built in 1886, the Crescent Hotel (which is still a functioning hotel) has produced a number of ghosts, particularly from its days as a hospital. Rooms 218, 419, and 3500 are supposedly the most haunted. The two-hour tour ends in the basement morgue.
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17. Mountaintop Flagstone Map of Arkansas
Paris, AR
There are many reasons to climb mountains; one of the better ones is to reach a flagstone map in the shape of Arkansas.
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18. Ruland Junction Train Museum
Heber Springs, AR
Toy trains and train-related memorabilia collected for over a half-century inside a replica of an old rural train depot in a residential neighborhood.
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19. Annual Beanfest and Outhouse Races
Mountain View, AR
A bean festival and outhouses -- perfect together. The kettles will be bubbling on courthouse square in late October. Outhouse champions take home a golden toilet seat.
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20. The Great Passion Play
Eureka Springs, AR
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21. Popeye Statue - 2007 Model
Alma, AR
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22. Hold Million ($500k) in Your Hands
Little Rock, AR
Hard as it may be to believe, this is part of the Arkansas State Capitol building tour -- proof that the state's tax dollars are here and haven't been stolen by Arkansas' politicians.
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23. Clinton Wedding House
Fayetteville, AR
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24. Birthplace of Walmart
Bentonville, AR
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25. Sleep Near Lions and Tigers
Eureka Springs, AR
Rescue shelter offers a variety of lodge rooms, RV and tent spots, and a tree house bungalow in close proximity to animal habitat areas. You can also tour the facility as a day visitor.
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