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Posted onFebruary 18, 2012 - 7:09 am by Admin | 0 Comments

Call it America’s first spa. Arkansas’s Hot Springs National Park was founded 175 years ago to protect the 47 mineral springs that flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain. The oldest of America’s national parks, and definitely the most unusual, Hot Springs is anchored by Bathhouse Row, a series of ornate bathhouses built at the turn of the 19th century. U.S. Presidents, rum-running gangsters, and folks suffering from rheumatism and gout visited the grand bathhouses to soak in the 143-degree healing mineral waters.

Fast-forward to the present. Bathhouse Row is now a National Historic Landmark, and two bathhouses are still open to the public for soaking, massage, and other treatments. The park is located in downtown Hot Springs, so it's easy to take a soak, grab lunch, and pop into a gallery or two. Here's what to see and do in Hot Springs National Park and the surrounding area.

Soak in the Mineral Spas at Hot Springs

To get the real Hot Springs spa experience, soak in the traditional Buckstaff Baths, built in 1912 and part of famous Bathhouse Row. As a spa indulgence, it couldn’t be cheaper: $55 buys a soak and a 20-minute Swedish massage, plus some time in the Vapor Cabinet (with your head in the cabinet or sticking out.)


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