Each year a lifestyle magazine in NW Arkansas called "CitiScapes" (distributed for free at newstands in the region) offers is "Best Of The Northwest Arkansas" Edition, and SDC/Branson made the list!
BEST GETAWAY FAMILY ATTRACTION: Silver Dollar City ;D (Runners up: Magic Springs, Tulsa Zoo, Whitewater :))
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BEST WEEKEND GETAWAY DESTINATION: Eureka Springs (Runners up: Branson, :) Kansas City, Tulsa)
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BEST GETAWAY DESTINATION LODGING: Downstream Casino Joplin (Runners up: Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs; Big Cedar Lodge, Branson :); Cherokee Casino Hard Rock Cafe, Tulsa
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art at Bentonville, AR made the top of the polls several times: Best Museum, Best Art Exhibition Gallery,Best NWA Tourist Attraction, Best Building/Architecture, and Alice Walton and the Walton Family Foundation got the Best NWA Philanthropist poll award! YOU GOTTA COME DOWN AND SEE THIS MUSEUM!