There's always something exciting happening in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Whether your tastes run to theme park thrills or dining delights, Hot Springs has an activity to meet your needs.
With more than 50 family attractions, three pristine sparkling blue-water lakes for fishing, swimming and boating, 200 dining experiences, the famed thermal waters, history, art galleries, music shows, hiking and walking- Hot Springs has more things to do than you can imagine.
For centuries, this misty Ouachita mountain valley was revered by Native Americans as a place of neutrality where all tribes could bathe in peace. In 1832 Congress set aside the thermal springs site as a federal reservation, making Hot Springs the oldest park in the national park system protected by law.
Until the advent of modern medicine in the late 1940's, visitors from around the world flocked to the springs to bathe in its healing thermal waters. Modern generations have carefully preserved the rich history of the springs and the bathing rituals that made the springs a world attraction.