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Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Founded on July 4, 1879 and located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs is a quaint Victorian resort village. Possessing a European look and feel, the entire city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 2001, was named one of 12 Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Native American legends tell of a Great Healing Spring in the Eureka Springs area, and its numerous cold water springs were originally the town's main attraction. Full of Victorian homes balanced precariously on limestone bluffs and along steep winding streets, the town's architecture ranges from tiny cottages to elaborate mansions and some buildings have street-level entrances on more than one floor.
Built in 1886, the Crescent Hotel remains an imposing structure.
Date written into sidewalk on Spring Street.
 
Old hotel sign on Spring Street; vintage dress in the Pearl Tatman House.
Distressed horse outside of a business on Spring Street.
All eight levels of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel are at ground level, earning it a place on "Ripley's Believe It or Not."
Bat at Nature's Treasures, a fascinating store full of fossils, skeletons, crystals, shells, jewelry and amazing displays of butterflies, tarantulas and other creepy crawlies.
Landscape overlooking the surrounding Arkansas area.
House on Spring Street.
Casper, the Crescent Hotel cat.
Neighboring homes.
Dog by brightly colored bench.
Quiet street.
Widow Skimmer Dragonfly resting on Pearl Tatman porch on Spring Street.
Built in 1889, the Rosalie is a stunning example of Eastlake and Steamboat Gothic architecture.
Casper, the Crescent Hotel cat, enjoys belly rubs!
One of the town's many art galleries.
Clothing boutique window.
 
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly; "God's little miracles are everywhere around us."
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