21 mi from Altus, Mount Magazine leads the list
A typical year brings about 1.4M visitors to Buffalo National River. The town has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, a mountain and a national river, among others. At 46 mi, Spiro Mounds is worth the journey.
Mount Magazine
Highest mountain in Arkansas, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the west.
Orange: Altus. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 60 miles, 14 places in all.
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4Buffalo National River
National river in northern Arkansas, USA.
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7Devil's Den State Park
Arkansas state park in Washington County, near West Fork, Arkansas in the United States.
8Ozark–St. Francis National Forest
United States National Forest located in the state of Arkansas.
9Fort Smith National Historic Site
US National Historic Site in Arkansas.
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11Arkansas Air & Military Museum
Aviation and military museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
12Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Botanical garden in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Altus → · Altus’ history →
Photo credits
Mount Magazine: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petit Jean State Park: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Bud Walton Arena: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Ozark–St. Francis National Forest: Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Smith Trolley Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arkansas Air & Military Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · Shiloh Museum of Ozark History: EvanRBlack, CC BY-SA 3.0 · W.H.H. Clayton House: Hakbak, CC BY-SA 3.0
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