Thorncrown Chapel

Step inside a 48-foot glass and timber chapel in the Ozark woods, where 425 windows put the forest all around you.

12968 Highway 62 W · Eureka Springs, AR

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Price: No admission fee
When it runs: Open March through December; closed January and February except for weddings and special events
Good for: First-time visitors
A night out for two
Public transit nearby: Trolley Stop #110Bus Purple · 260 ft away
Trolley Stop #112Bus Purple · 0.3 mi away
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Flying in: Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) is about 31 miles away.
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About Thorncrown Chapel

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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