Hot Springs is named after the naturally occurring springs that have soothed bodies for centuries. Native tribes believed stongly in the medicinal healing properties of the water. The eight historic bathhouses and surrounding trails make up Hot Springs National Park, where we had a soak and a scrub, and checked the laziest national park tour ever off our list.
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- Unlike Seattle, the moisture here comes from the ground up.
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- Bathhouse Row – these beautiful buildings were built between 1892 and 1923.
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- Never heard of the Quapaw Tribe? Their name became mispronounced into Arkansas.
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- The loofah scrubdown is legendary. They give you HOT mineral water to drink during your bath.
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- It looks just the same inside as it did when baseball players used to come here. Babe Ruth loved it.
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- Hot Springs was a national gambling mecca during the Al Capone days.
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- Part of the historic bath facade.
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- After WWII, Hot Springs was used as a redistribution center for returning soldiers.
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