12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Yellville, AR
· Local history
Yellville, Arkansas, nestled in the Ozark Mountains, carries echoes of its early Scots-Irish and English settlers. These pioneers, many arriving from the Appalachian regions further east, brought with them a distinct…
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Pyatt Tunnel
· 7.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine the backbreaking work it took to carve this 660-foot tunnel through solid bedrock in the Ozark Mountains. This isn't just a hole in a hill; it's a testament to raw human grit. Around 1903, a crew of laborers,…
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Cotter Bridge
· 8.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Look out your window! You're approaching a true engineering marvel – the Cotter Bridge, gracefully arching over the White River! This isn't just any bridge; it's a testament to ingenuity that literally opened up the…
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Rush Historic District
· 9.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a bustling mining town rising from these quiet Ozark hills! The Rush Historic District was once the heart of Arkansas's zinc boom. Beginning around 1880, miners flocked here, drawn by the promise of wealth…
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The Metal Behind Your Sense of Taste
· 12.2 mi
Zinc isn't just an ore in the ground, it's an essential nutrient your body needs, and one of its jobs is wonderfully specific: it helps run your sense of taste. Zinc is found in every cell and supports immune function,…
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The Metal That Dies So Steel Won't Rust
· 12.3 mi
That shiny coating on guardrails, chain-link fences and trailer frames is zinc, and it pulls off a quiet act of self-sacrifice. Coating steel with zinc is called galvanizing, and the trick isn't just that zinc forms a…
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The Town That's Named After a Metal
· 12.4 mi
Here's a town that is exactly what it says on the label. Zinc, in eastern Boone County, sits in the heart of the north Arkansas zinc district, and it took its name straight from the silvery ore dug out of these Ozark…
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Your Penny Is a Zinc Coin in Disguise
· 12.5 mi
Reach in your pocket and you are probably carrying zinc without knowing it. The modern United States penny is mostly zinc. Up until 1982 the cent was about ninety-five percent copper, but copper got expensive, and the…
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The Lifeguard's White Nose Is Pure Zinc
· 12.6 mi
That bright white stripe a lifeguard smears across the nose is zinc, specifically zinc oxide, and it works in a beautifully simple way. Many sunscreens absorb ultraviolet light with chemicals, but zinc oxide is a…
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Buffalo National River
· 15.1 mi · Historical Marker
America's first national river, designated in 1972, flowing 135 miles through the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas with towering bluffs, caves, and clear water.
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Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District
· 18.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Step back in time at these vintage tourist cabins, a reminder of early road trips along Route 65. These six stone and timber cabins were built in 1946 by Harry Willmering. They were designed to cater to the growing…
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Mountain Home, AR
· 18.7 mi · Local history
Mountain Home, Arkansas, sits squarely in the Ozark Mountains, a location that shaped its destiny. Unlike the flatter, more agriculturally-rich lands to the east, the rocky terrain here wasn't ideal for large-scale…
