Shopping Comes Natural in Arkansas
Arkansas Quilt Shops, Flea Markets, Craft Festivals & Antique Stores
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Shopping Eureka Springs' downtown historic district
Looking for that something special to take back home to someone special? Then pick up one of the many quality handmade items designed by a craftsman from the Ozark or Ouachita Mountains or the Delta country of eastern Arkansas. Find an Arkansas quilt shop, or check out the ever-expanding fine arts scene of original artwork, hand thrown pottery or an innovative piece of jewelry. Or enjoy the thrill of the hunt at the numerous Arkansas antique stores and Arkansas flea markets where everything old is new again. Throughout the state, you'll find Arkansas craft festivals, where you can buy inexpensive handmade gifts for your friends and family. Trying to please a discriminating palate? No problem. You'll find such foodstuffs as sugar-cured meats, jams and jellies, sorghum molasses, stone-ground grains and wine to choose from.
Try searching for the store that fits you best by region or city.
In Arkansas there are major malls with name-brand merchandise, discount stores and smaller upscale shops. Numerous towns have downtown historic districts filled with hundreds of boutiques, quaint stores and some interesting offbeat places. Huge spring and fall crafts fairs, along with smaller ones during the year, offer the finest in handmade objects.
Throughout the state you can find souvenirs exclusive to Arkansas such as quartz crystals from the Mount Ida
region whetstones and mineral water from Hot Springs a hand-forged work of iron art from Mountain View a basket of the
highly-sought-after Arkansas Black apple from an orchard or roadside stand in the Ozarks and, yes, even a precious gem at a real
bargain price if you should happen to get lucky at the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro.