The Sky Bar on the rooftop terrace of the 1886 Crescent Hotel is one of the best places in Eureka Springs for a sunset drink. The terrace sits above the tree line, giving unobstructed views over the Ozark hills in every direction, and on clear evenings the light over the ridges is remarkable. The bar menu is straightforward — cocktails, wine, beer — but the setting is the main event.
The bar is open to non-hotel guests and is popular enough that it gets crowded on summer weekends. Arrive an hour before sunset to get a good spot. The hotel's Victorian architecture is a fine backdrop, and on cool evenings it is one of the more atmospheric places to be in the Ozarks.