I'm just gonna add to the enthusiasm about this new museum. Think that this is what she has done with her money is noble and fine spirited! Loved that she hired the architect, Moishe Safti, without ever interviewing anyone else. Love how the museum is down in the basin and cuddled -in with the trees and running spring. The mostly... More

A great all round experience, and it's free! Museum is well laid out and stunning to look at. Eleven restaurant is also a great place to enjoy a meal. We took a tour of notable female artists and will come back another day to peruse the galleries on our own and stroll the outside exhibits and walking paths.

We just finished a 3 week road trip where we visited 8 museums in 4 states. Crystal is unique and in a beautiful park setting a 10 minute walk from the 21c Museum Hotel where we stayed. From the hotel it is a beautiful walk through treed and flowered paths. A little better signage at forks in the paths would... More

This art museum is open to all at no charge. It highlights American art through the years up to the present day. We also had the chance to see two paintings from the Louvre which were on temporary loan. The architecture is unique and the grounds are beautiful. We had the chicken salad/fruit plate in the restaurant (VERY CASUAL) and... More

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has made Bentonville a destination. The collection is excellent, and the architecture is inspired. This is not the typical urban museum. It is a welcoming structure that fits wonderfully into its forest/water setting at the edge of Bentonville. A touch that is unusual is the addition of small rooms between gallieries with shelves... More

We thoroughly enjoyed the special exhibit. Although this was our main reason for the visit, we did tour the rest of the museum and also enjoyed it. We ate lunch there and it was exceptional. It was a bit crowded and we had to park a ways off, however they do offer a shuttle.

What we liked...Everything. What we disliked: that we couldn't stay longer! Bentonville has everything you could ask for. Relaxing trails and parks. World Class museum experience at Crystal Bridges and the best accomodations at Laughlin House at a great value.

This is a very accessible museum, and we enjoyed it greatly. You can tour the museum (not counting the grounds) in 2 hours pretty easily. The art is mostly very good, with a lot of variety (minus anything controversial), divided into different eras of time starting with the 17th century in America. There are a lot of staff nearby, so... More

Crystal Bridges is a wonderful museum in the Natural State. Excellent permanent collection and currently there is the Norman Rockwell exhibit that is out of this world good! Museums architure is stunning as are the trails around the museum.