Jane and Chris McNutt renamed Vendor Valley in the early 1970s in an attempt to draw tourists to their Cliff House Inn along scenic Arkansas 7, about 6 miles south of Jasper. And the name stuck.

From the popular 178 Club in Bull Shoals to the remarkable Cliff House Inn along Scenic Arkansas 7 south of Jasper, the list of such places is surprisingly long for a state our size. These ...