Best Gelato in Benton

"The Loblolly Creamery is a small-batch ice cream shop providing cold refreshments for the hot Arkansas days. Their assortment of unusual flavors includes Black Cat Vanilla (yes, it’s black) and Red Velvet Pig Sooie. Coffee and baked goods, as colorful as the ice cream, round out the menu."

"Whatever you do, DO NOT leave Little Rock without stopping at Loblolly Creamery. Even if it’s -15 outside just go. TRUST ME. Loblolly Creamery creates small-batch handcrafted ice cream with fresh, seasonal ingredients without any preservatives or anything artificial."

"Serving innovative Latin-Mexican cuisine, Vina Morita Restaurant and Wine Bar is part of the farm-to-table movement. The owners work closely with local, organic and family-owned farms to ensure the dishes are based on sustainable, high quality ingredients. Located on the edge of Hot Springs National Park, Vina Morita has a warm and vibrant ambience."

"The Purple Cow Restaurant in Midtown, Little Rock is well worth stopping by. The interior expresses a mixture of imagination, quality and uniqueness. Keeping an Arkansas tradition alive since 1989, they offer some of the greatest shakes and malts you have ever tasted."

"Named for General Douglas MacArthur, who was born in the building, the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History has a fine collection of military artifacts dating from pre-civil war days to the present. Admission is always free!"

"The Museum of Arkansas Military History takes a look at all of the ways the state has contributed to each American War. Exhibits in the museum include artifacts, documents, photos, uniforms, and weapons."

"Central Arkansas Nature Center is a nature center located on President Clinton Avenue in Julius Breckling Riverfront Park along the Arkansas River. Housed in a 16,232 square foot building that sits on a 3.4-acre site, the center contains exhibits that display examples of fish and wildlife typically found in the state of Arkansas. Because of its location along the river, visitors can see live examples of wildlife in the urban park."

"Located on President Clinton Avenue right in Julius Breckling Riverfront Park is the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center. It is along the Arkansas River, this area makes one of the things to see in little rock."

"The nature center is something else to add to your itinerary if you’re looking for free things to do. There are a number of exhibits there as well as walking trails where you may see wildlife."

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