National Park · Arkansas

Hot Springs National Park

Historic bathhouses & thermal springs

Hot Springs is the country’s oldest protected area and its most urban park — a row of grand historic bathhouses fed by thermal springs, backed by forested hills in the Arkansas town that grew up around them. Pleasant much of the year.

What to see

The top things to see in Hot Springs are Bathhouse Row, Fordyce Bathhouse museum, Grand Promenade, Hot Springs Mountain Tower. Start with bathhouse row if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.

  • Bathhouse Row
  • Fordyce Bathhouse museum
  • Grand Promenade
  • Hot Springs Mountain Tower
  • Thermal fountains

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