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The Thorncrown Chapel

📍 Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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As you step inside Thorncrown Chapel, sunlight streams through the vast glass walls, illuminating the intricate wooden beams that seem to meld with the surrounding forest. The serene ambiance invites you to pause, breathe, and reflect, as the whispers of nature intertwine with the gentle echoes of your thoughts. Here, in this architectural marvel, you find a sacred space where the boundary between the man-made and the natural fades away, leaving only peace and inspiration.

A stunning glass and wood chapel in the Ozark Mountains designed by E. Fay Jones. Named one of the greatest works of American architecture of the 20th century.

Explorer Tip

Visit early in the morning or late afternoon to experience the chapel bathed in the soft glow of sunrise or sunset.