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The Walmart Museum, Bentonville

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Explore the history behind the world's largest retailer at The Walmart Museum. Originally opened as a five-and-dime store in 1950 by Sam Walton, the building now houses a museum featuring exhibits and a reconstruction of the original dime store which boasts original floor tiles, a tin ceiling, and supplies that the shop would have sold. Grab an ice cream float at the old-fashioned soda fountain. Work out when and for how long to visit The Walmart Museum and other Bentonville attractions using our handy Bentonville attractions site .

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• By 2doglady

  You enter this museum in the original 5-and-dime store front near the Bentonville Town Square. This is a small gift shop with retro toys, very reasonably priced souvenirs, and candy. Then you enter th...  more »

• By crisp24

  The museum itself is free and takes less than an hour to walk through. It's connected to a small five & dime store that sells souvenirs for the museum as well as other trinkets. The museum has a few i...  more »

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• By heather Cundiff

  I really enjoyed this. It was very well organized and nice to see how this store came from such humble beginnings and had a goal to help lower income people. It’s free to go through and they have a nice ice-cream shop at the end with extremely reasonable prices.

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• By Dave Snodgrass

  With what seems like a Walmart on every corner, it's easy to overlook that this retail mega-monster started from humble beginnings and the vision of a single man. Seeing first hand the details behind that amazing story is a unique opportunity. As you travel to the museum one also can't help but notice the effect Sam Walton and Walmart have had on Bentonville and the country as a whole.

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