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the museum's permanent collection — a veritable history lesson spanning centuries of American art. The temporary exhibitions are lagniappe, as is a visit to the museum's sister annex, The Momentary, an industrial and edgy space in a former cheesemaking plant, that, as its name suggests, is all about the now. At CB, don't miss the new permanent Infinity Mirrored Room by Yayoi Kusama; blockbuster "Diego Rivera's America" (through July 31); and, in time for the Fourth, "Flagged for Discussion" (through September 25). At The Momentary, check out the confectionary canvases of Chicago artist Yvette Mayorga (through October 15), and Firelei Báez's immersive and vast sculptural time-travel installation (through S e p t e m b e r 2 4 ) . crystalbridges.org, themomentary.org. See how it all began. For fans of Americana, visit The Walmart Museum Heritage Lab to delve into the history of the behemoth that arose from modest dime-store beginnings to forever alter retail around the world. Rest and recharge after your art trek at the 21c Museum Hotel Bentonville. walmartmuseum.com, 21cmuseumhotels.com. BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS — 9 hours Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary Since its opening in November 2011, the museum that Walmart scion Alice Walton built has welcomed more than five million visitors. The museum, designed by architect Moshe Safdie, has expansive grounds capped by a 120-acre sculpture garden (pack sneakers for a hike), a glorious testament to what a sizable Walmart inheritance can achieve. Safdie, known for his mod Habitat 67 in Montreal, has created an architectural tour de force, comparable to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao, albeit a building forged from wood that pays homage to its stunning natural setting. Crystal Bridges' architecture alone calls for a trip; then there's (continued) making this reinforced concrete-and- copper building a must for acolytes of architecture. Book ahead for a special tour of the handsomely restored top three floors, including the 19th-floor suite of H.C. Price, the pipeline czar who commissioned Wright to build the tower. (Wright also designed H.C.'s son Harold Jr.'s home, Hillside.) On view at the Price Tower Gallery is "The Rogue Lens" by local newspaper photog Andy Dossett, featuring evocative photographs capturing the "flow" in the creative process among eight artists of different disciplines including a baker, glassblower, and florist (through August 6). pricetower.org. Don't forget Woolaroc. Bartlesville's history is intrinsically linked with Frank Phillips, legendary oilman and founder of Phillips Petroleum. Take in his 1925-era ranch retreat, Woolaroc, in the Osage Hills outside of town, now a museum and 3,700-acre wildlife preserve. (The estate's name is taken from the woods, lakes, and rocks that comprise the natural beauty of this part of Oklahoma.) The museum features a trove of the greatest hits of historic Western art including Remington, Russell, and Moran, as well as contemporary talents, eccentricities and artifacts, Native American artworks, antique Colt firearms, and more. woolaroc.org. OKLAHOMA CITY — 6 hours, 30 minutes Oklahoma Contemporary, OKCMOA Begin in OKC with the Arts District's prime institution, Oklahoma City Museum of Art. OKCMOA's dazzling Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, unveiled 2002, boasts a collection encompassing American, European, post-war and contemporary, photography, prints and drawings, decorative arts and design. Up now is a traveling blockbuster organized by LACMA, "True Nature: Rodin and the Age of Impressionism," culling 100 sculptures, paintings, prints, and photographs (through October 22). After basking in Rodin, check out the museum's design exhibition, "Chihuly Then and Now: The Collection at Twenty," spanning the glass maestro's five decades of innovation (through June 2024). An art crawl through Oklahoma wouldn't be complete without a stop at Oklahoma Contemporary, situated on a 4.6-acre campus in the heart of Oklahoma City. The stunning building, designed by architect Rand Elliott, is devoted to the celebration of living artists. "Patterns of PHOTO BY MARTHA AMBLER, COURTESY PRICE TOWER JACK HEMS STEPHEN IRONSIDE Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room — My Heart is Dancing into the Universe, 2018, at Crystal Bridges Firelei Báez's To breathe full and free: a declaration, a re-visioning, a correction, 2022-2023, at The Momentary The Inn at Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma The Momentary, Bentonville, Arkansas 26