Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA IATA), 1 Airport Blvd., Bentonville (about a half-hour drive away), ☏ +1 479-205-1000. Formerly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, it's the closest airport with commercial passenger service. Springdale also has its own municipal airport for general aviation.
By car
[edit]Springdale straddles a north-south highway with three designations: Interstate 49, US Route 62, and US Route 71. I-49 feeds into I-40 at the town of Alma, about 1 hour south. US-62 and US-71 branch off in neighboring Bentonville. US-71 then continues on over the Missouri border, eventually leading to Joplin.
Get around
[edit]
Map of Springdale (Arkansas)
See
[edit]- 1 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Avenue, ☏ +1 479 750-8165, [email protected].
Do
[edit]- The Jones Center for Families, 922 East Emma Avenue, ☏ +1 479 756-8090, fax: +1 479 750-7444.
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Summer months. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the area's minor league baseball team, based in Springdale. Relatively new to Northwest Arkansas, the team moved here in 2008 and play in a brand-new park, Arvest Park, located on the fringes of Springdale. $9-$13.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- AQ Chicken, 1207 N Thompson St, ☏ +1 479 751-4633, [email protected]. Su-M, W-Th 11AM-8PM; F-Sa 11AM-8:30PM. Full service restaurant specializing in fried, grilled, bbq'd, and roasted chicken in addition to catfish and ribs. AQ Chicken is a long-standing institution in the area for southern fried chicken.
- Gusano's Pizzeria, 1094 E. Henri de Tonti, ☏ +1 479 927 6900, [email protected]. 11AM-11PM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11AM-10PM every other day. Chicago-style pizzeria and sports bar with the self-proclaimed "best Chicago-style pizza in the world". Part of a tiny chain of 8 restaurants in and around Arkansas.
Drink
[edit]- 1 The Odd Soul, 126 W Emma Ave, ☏ +1 479-927-6399. Has an extensive sortiment of craft beers.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Inn At The Mill, 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd, ☏ +1 479-443-1800.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Springdale |
| Joplin ← Rogers ← | N    S
|
→ Fayetteville → Fort Smith |
| Tulsa ← Tontitown ← | W  E
|
→ Huntsville → Mountain Home |