Blog | Hot Springs National Park Arkansas

“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....

We're Checkin' Inn to Capone's Loft, one of the hottest place to stay in Historic Downtown Hot Springs!...

History & comfort just blocks from Downtown Hot Springs! We're Checkin' Inn to the historic 1890 Williams House! This beautiful victorian home & carriage house was converted into a Bed & Breakfast in 1980. All rooms and suites offer their own private bath & jetted tub, plus large com...

Player One of the oldest and still operating attractions in Hot Springs features alligators, turtles, goats, wolves, peacocks, and rabbits! And, the list of animals there is longer than that. It's the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo. In this episode, meet Jamie Bridges, the General Manag...

Superior Bathhouse Brewery is the first and only brewery in a National Park! It’s also the only brewery in the world that uses thermal water to make beer! Owner Rose Schweikhart walks us through her process of creating these tasty treats, such as the Foul Play Stout, a dark, full-bodied oat...

Player While many would say downtown Hot Springs is stronger now than it's been in decades, the growth came in the wake of difficult challenges. The Hot Springs National Park was almost downgraded to a "historic site"; floods roared through the downtown business district in the early 90's sweeping ...

I could almost hear the crack of the bat reverberating through 100 years of history. A moon was hanging in the morning sky and I imagined a ball soaring past it, then landing with a plop in a pond at the Arkansas Alligator Farm across the street. I was standing at the site of the historic Whi...

Remarkable Cardinal Rookie, Arkansas-born Dick Hughes, To Join Legends Simmons, Carlton, Hrabosky on Panel For Hot Springs’ Second Annual Baseball Weekend October 11 – 12 HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Dick Hughes, the Arkansas-born Cardinals righthander who was a rooki...

Player For many years, the buildings that made up Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs were closed and shuttered. Years ago, the National Park Service entered into public-private partnerships, leasing the historic structures to people who wanted to house a business in one of those buildings. Bathhouse Row ...