Start at the Experience Fayetteville Visitors Center to pick up information about the town in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, including a Fayetteville Ale Trail Passport. Sip your way through the region’s lively craft beer scene on a self-guided driving tour that features 23 breweries. Get your passport stamped at each stop to qualify for prizes.
One of the state’s most beloved festivals, Firefly Fling at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, will take place on July 20 with activities for the whole family. This collection of 12 themed gardens showcases an ever-changing array of blooms, and its butterfly house is especially popular with little ones. Garden admission: $10. Firefly Fling: adults, $24 (includes garden admission).
You won’t want to miss watching a gorgeous Ozark sunset from Mount Sequoyah, a community hub for more than 100 years that tops locals’ and tourists’ lists of free places to visit in town. Once a faith-based summer retreat center, the 32-acre property overlooks the city and features a lighted cross.