Location: Fayetteville
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Things to do in Fayetteville, Arkansas (AR): The Best Gift & Specialty Shops
Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County. The city is centrally located within the county and has been home of the University of Arkansas since the institution's founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. At 1,400 feet of elevation, it is also one of the highest major US cities between the western Great Plains and the Appalachian Mountains.
Restaurants in Fayetteville
1. Dickson Street Bookshop
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By thaddt - Slidell, United States
Stunning! One word best describes the amount and depth of the titles & volumes of pre-owned books of EVERY TYPE. In business since the early 1970's, this comfortable and friendly store contains rows upon rows of books and magazines. Cluttered room after room of all genres, fiction and non-fiction, all with extremely reasonable prices. It's literally every readers best choice with titles reaching from Julius Caesar's personal accounts of his battles with the Gaul's, everything about Civil War history (over 200 titles), World War I & II, Founding Fathers, Explorers, Biographers, Music, Medical, Cooking, Educators, Scientists, People & Places of the World, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Self-Help, to every type of conceivable interest. Plan to spend HOURS enjoying the experience!
2. Old World Imports
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Come taste the difference! Over 40 different olive oils & balsamic vinegars available for sampling. We have organic olive oil & balsamic, too!
3. Hill City Popcorn
4. Center Street Mercantile
5. Pack Rat Outdoor Center
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
6. McLellan's Fly Shop
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
7. Tatum Rose
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
