Blog | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

We’re doing things a little bit different on FeastMode! this month. We’re taking a tour of the brand new Crystal Ridge Distillery in downtown Hot Springs! Crystal Ridge is best known for making moonshine, but they also have a tasting lounge, old-fashioned games for the kids, an event space and t...

Check It Out! We're visiting The Gangster Museum of America in historic Downtown Hot Springs! Discover over 100 years of history when Hot Springs was a hotbed of gambling & became a favorite hangout of some of the most notorious gangsters. Learn why it's considered the 'Birthplace of Spring Trai...

Writer, Sara Dacus takes us inside Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort on opening weekend, proving the races in Hot Springs are a safe bet during the pandemic. For years, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort has provided my respite from the chill of January and February, reaching a crescendo in its a stunning...

Hot Springs is known for having some of the most fun and quirkiest events around! We have just about every event you could imagine - a bath tub race, one very short parade, a comic & pop culture convention, the Arkansas Derby - the list goes on and on. We've narrowed down the top 10 events in ...

2020 has been a wild ride for everyone but it's also been filled with it's fair share of joyous moments. As the year winds down we'd like to look back on some of the best images of Hot Springs from the last year, shared by fellow lovers of Hot Springs. Snapshots of a breathtaking sunset, a gorgeou...

HSDFF2020 - The oldest documentary film festival in North America - now pants optional! 29 years ago a small group of folks got together to show a handful of documentary films in Hot Springs. They put a bucket up front to collect donations and just like that, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Fest...

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” -- T. S. Eliot  An adventure and a family field trip all wrapped up in one town; is it possible? We are going to go on a quest to clue you in o...

Explore Arkansas’ own sin city with a self-guided tour inspired by a newly-released book that digs deep into Hot Springs’ sordid past: The Vapors - A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice by Hot Springs native David Hill....

Silks Bar and Grill is located inside the newly expanded casino of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, Arkansas’ premier Thoroughbred racetrack since 1904! The Silks menu features all of your favorites such as hot wings, burgers, salads and more! Executive Chef Raymond Leung shows us how he creates the ...

It's Contest Time! And, this one is going to the dogs! Well... to our four-legged, fur baby companions! Show us your pet just begging for a short getaway to Hot Springs and you could win! Here's how:...