Batesville is located in north-central Arkansas, on the White River. Batesville is the second oldest city in Arkansas and was originally called Napoleon and then Poke Creek, then Batesville.
Recreational activities include golf, racing, softball, water activities, fishing, hunting and tennis.
The Mark Martin Museum is a state of the art facility featuring several of Martin's past cars. Some of the vehicles on display are the No. 6 Viagra Coca-Cola 600 win car, the '90 Folgers Thunderbird, the No. 60 Win Dixie Busch car, the 2005 IROC car that Mark Martin used to win his record fifth championship, and the '89 Stroh's Thunderbird.
The Mark Martin Museum has several helmets and historic firesuits as well as other memorabilia.
The Old Independence Regional Museum focuses on the history of 12 counties; Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White, and Woodruff, which once comprised Independence County. The museum is housed in a restored 1936 building listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
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