Hot Springs (Arkansas) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat and city in Garland County, Arkansas, USA
About Hot Springs (Arkansas)
Hot Springs National Park was the U.S.'s first federally protected reservation, having been created by Congress in 1832 as Hot Springs Reservation. It was made a national park and renamed in 1921. It was originally created to protect the region's 47 natural flowing thermal springs. Today the park protects eight historic bathhouses, and is the nation's smallest national park by area. The park visitor center is housed in the former luxurious Fordyce Bathhouse, and the entire "Bathhouse Row" area is a National Historic Landmark District that contains the grandest collection of bathhouses of its kind in North America.
Top Attractions in Hot Springs (Arkansas)
Explore the best things to see and do in Hot Springs (Arkansas):
- ★Arkansas Shorts Film Festival
- ★Bathhouse Row
- ★Gangster Museum of America
- ★Garvan Woodland Gardens
- ★Hale Bathhouse
- ★Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
- ★Hot Springs Mountain Tower
- ★Hot Springs Music Festival
Where to Eat in Hot Springs (Arkansas)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴JavaPrimo Coffee House, Cafe & More
- 🍴Rolando's Nuevo Latino Restaurante
Where to Stay in Hot Springs (Arkansas)
- 🏨1890 Williams House Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Best Western Winners Circle Inn
- 🏨Country Inn & Suites
- 🏨Embassy Suites Hot Springs Hotel & Spa
- 🏨Gulpha Gorge Campground
- 🏨Hilltop Manor Bed and Breakfast
Hot Springs (Arkansas) Travel Guide Sections
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