Hot Springs National Park
United States National Park in central Arkansas.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Roughly 1.4M visitors a year make it to Buffalo National River. Our list finds nothing inside Appleton, but 3 places within 40 miles. They include a national river, a state park and a museum. The best-known trip out is to Hot Springs National Park, 59 mi away.

United States National Park in central Arkansas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
At 35 mi, Buffalo National River is the farthest one out.
Orange: Appleton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Its 18 places all lie within 60 miles.
United States National Park in central Arkansas.
Historic school in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Bill Clinton, located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
National river in northern Arkansas, USA.
Cave system in Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America.
Maritime museum in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Historic property and museum in Arkansas, United States.
Amusement park in Burns Park, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Botanical garden and center for the arts in western Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Appleton → · Appleton’s history →
Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Magazine: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clinton Presidential Center: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petit Jean State Park: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Blanchard Springs Caverns: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum: Jkmattson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State House: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal: L. Allen Brewer, CC BY 2.0 · Arkansas Arboretum: Bart L. Moreland - BartLIV at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Faulkner County Museum: L. Allen Brewer, CC BY 2.0