Walmart Visitors Center

Walmart Visitors Center

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Walmart Visitors Center

105 S. Main St.
Bentonville, AR 72712 | map | directions
(479) 273-1329
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Located on the site of one of Walton’s original variety stores, the center chronicles Sam Walton’s evolution from “5&10” owner to one of the preeminent retailers in the world. It features a museum, café and nostalgic 1950’s styled general store retail store where visitors can purchase originally inspired retro products. The museum experience begins in an AV theater where the history of the iconic retailer is told on a 102” flat screen. Galleries utilize display modules fashioned as open scrapbooks that share facts, insights and artifacts. The Walmart story is articulated through a combination of high-tech electronic and low-tech mechanical interactives. On the high-tech side, hidden sensors play audio files when people approach certain displays and a huge touch-screen enables visitors to peruse the thousands of Walmart locations and zoom in on any specific store they choose. Low-tech interactives range from a math quiz where visitors are challenged to calculate 30% and 50% markups on household items such as toilet seats and light bulbs to images of appliances and furniture that flip up to reveal both current prices and what the same item cost in 1960. Around the gallery perimeter, a timeline identifies landmark dates in Walmart history. The timeline is broken into “eras” and includes displays of items which were popular during each time period.

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