Hot Springs National Park Points of Interest & Stops

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An urban national park, Hot Springs National Park sits in the middle of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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The eight buildings of Bathhouse Row make up the centerpiece of Hot Springs National Park.

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At the south end of the National Historic Landmark District is the Hot Springs National Park Administration Building.

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Named in honor of the former U. S. Supreme Court Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the Lamar Bathhouse opened in 1923.

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The Buckstaff Bathhouse has been in continuous use since it opened in 1912.

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The Spanish Colonial Revival-style Ozark Bathhouse was built in the summer of 1922 and closed in 1977.

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The Quapaw Bathhouse sits on the site of two previous bathhouses, the Horseshoe and Magnesia.

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The largest bathhouse on the row at approximately 28,000 square feet, the Fordyce opened in 1915.

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The Maurice Bathhouse opened for business on Jan. 1, 1912, the first facility offering a more luxurious bathhouse experience.

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The current incarnation of the Hale Bathhouse - at least the fourth building to use this name - is the oldest visible structure on Bathhouse Row.

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The Superior, the northernmost bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, opened in 1916 and was built on the site of the original Superior Baths that opened in the 1880s.

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At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a gazebo, Tufa Rock and a hot-water cascade pool.

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At the north end of Bathhouse Row is Arlington Lawn, a wide, green area that features a hot water cascade, as well as a gazebo and Tufa Rock.

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Tufa Rock, a large boulder on the Arlington Lawn, is just as it sounds - a large boulder made of tufa.

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Finished in 1957, The .5-mile long Grand Promenade was started as part of a Public Works Administration project in the 1930s.

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Maurice Historic Spring Area is between Hale Bathhouse and Maurice Bathhouse on the northern part of Bathhouse Row.

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The original main entrance to Hot Springs Reservation, as it was called from 1832 until 1922, was between the Maurice and Fordyce bathhouses directly below the Stevens Balustrade.

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First known as the Army and Navy General Hospital, then the Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center, the present-day Arkansas Career Training Institute was the first combined general hospital for both U.S. Army and Navy patients in the nation.

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Both Hot Springs National Park and Gulpha Gorge Campground are open year round.

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There's no entrance fee for Hot Springs National Park.

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Although there's no gas available within the park, there are plenty of service stations nearby.

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Hot Springs National Park is located in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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There are no standalone restaurants within Hot Springs National Park, but food is served at the Superior Brewery, located in the Superior Bathhouse.

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The park's gift shop and bookstore, Bathhouse Row Emporium, is in the Lamar Bathhouse.