Thorncrown Chapel

Thorncrown Chapel is a sightseeing stop in Eureka Springs, AR, part of the Branson & the Ozarks guide. Cost: free. Open March through December; closed January and February except for weddings and special events.

12968 Highway 62 W · Eureka Springs, AR

Why you should go…

Thorncrown Chapel is a glass and timber chapel in the Ozark woods about 1.5 miles west of Eureka Springs, designed by architect E. Fay Jones and built in 1980. It rises 48 feet into the trees, with 425 windows and more than 6,000 square feet of glass resting on over 100 tons of native stone. Inside, the forest surrounds you on every side. Jones kept every structural piece small enough for two men to carry through the woods, so the site was barely disturbed.

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What's around here?

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