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Things to Do in Walnut Ridge, AR (November 2026)

Walnut Ridge is the county seat of Lawrence County, a railroad town founded in 1875 where the Ozark foothills meet the Delta along Rock and Roll Highway 67. In September 1964 the Beatles changed planes at the local airport, their only stop in Arkansas, and the town now celebrates it with a downtown sculpture park, a giant guitar walkway and a free festival every fall. The same airfield trained thousands of World War II pilots, a story told at the Wings of Honor Museum.

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Nearby: Hoxie · Pocahontas (10) · Jonesboro (221)

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Walnut Ridge guide: parks, museums, attractions and annual events

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Attractions

  • Beatles Park

    A downtown park built around a 10-by-20-foot Abbey Road sculpture by local artist Danny West, with life-size steel silhouettes of the band and dozens of hidden references to Beatles songs. It marks the band's brief 1964 stop at the Walnut Ridge airport.

    Where: 110 Abbey Road, downtown

  • Guitar Walk at Cavenaugh Park

    A 115-foot concrete walkway shaped like an Epiphone Casino guitar, lined with plaques honoring early rockabilly and rock and roll stars who played along Highway 67, with a free audio tour narrated by Sonny Burgess.

    Where: Cavenaugh Park, Front Street, downtown

  • Williams Baptist University

    A private four-year Baptist university about five miles north of Main Street, in the former College City community that merged into Walnut Ridge.

    Where: 60 W Fulbright Ave

Parks

  • Stewart Park

    A city park with a lake, a walking trail, a pavilion, ball fields and a summer swimming pool.

    Where: 1010 NE 2nd St

Outdoors

  • Lake Charles State Park

    A 645-acre lake known for bass, crappie, bream and catfish, with four hiking trails, a swim beach, kayak rentals, campsites and yurts.

    Where: 3705 Hwy 25, Powhatan

Museums

  • Wings of Honor Museum

    A free museum at the regional airport on the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School, the wartime Marine air facility, the postwar warbird storage and scrapping yard and the Cold War radar station, with trainer aircraft on display.

    Where: 70 Beacon Rd, Walnut Ridge Regional Airport

History

  • Walnut Ridge Depot

    A restored 1908 Missouri Pacific depot on the National Register of Historic Places that is still an Amtrak stop and houses the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and tourist information.

    Where: 109 SW Front St

  • Powhatan Historic State Park

    A hilltop park above the Black River with seven historic buildings in their original spots, including the 1888 courthouse with free exhibits, a stone jail, a log house and a regional archive. It is a short drive west of Walnut Ridge.

    Where: 4414 Hwy 25, Powhatan

Annual events

  • Beatles at the Ridge

    A free downtown music festival celebrating the Beatles' 1964 visit, with a main stage, an Abbey Road car show and hundreds of food, art and craft booths. It won a 2026 Henry Award as the state's tourism attraction of the year.

    When: A Saturday in September. Where: Historic downtown Walnut Ridge

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