Cheap trips
Reconnect with earth at Hot Springs, Ark., natural spas, parks
Whitney Harrod
Issue date: 3/28/08 Section: College Life
Hot Springs, Ark.
Water. That's what will attract you to this week's destination.
If you think hot showers are luxurious, wait until you take a five-hour trip to "the American Spa." Hot Springs, Ark., offers the oldest national park in the country, a historic district, Victorian architecture and, of course, hot springs galore.
In 1803, geographers discovered one of the most rare natural phenomena in the world. Hot Springs is home to eight historic bathhouses, which comprise Bathhouse Row. Enjoy a hot bath just like visitors did 50 years ago. These baths are so popular that Franklin Delano Roosevelt used hot springs to relieve his polio.
The baths pump water from natural mineral hot springs located abundantly throughout the city. The water flowing from 47 protected hot springs maintains an average of 143 degrees at their source at an average flow rate of 850,000 gallons per day.
Take a bath - Buckstaff Bathhouse is open 7 - 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 - 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. A whirlpool mineral bath including tub bath, hot pack and shower only costs $22. Swedish massages, facials and manicures are also available.
Be sure to check out The Tavern hotel at 205 Park Ave. Established in 1887, it is the oldest hotel in the district and is the only hotel to be steam-heated.
Stop for some coffee at Maxine's International Coffeehouse & Bar at 700 Central Ave. Maxine's serves gourmet coffees and appetizers for reasonable prices.
From 5 - 9 p.m., April 4,downtown Hot Springs will hold its monthly gallery walk, allowing guests to mingle throughout downtown art galleries. Located at 239 Central Ave., the Artists' Workshop features local artists and their work.
If you're a country music fan, consider seeing Dierks Bentley with special guests Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan April 5 at the Hot Springs Summit Arena. Checkout ticketmaster.com for times and pricing.
Home to the largest fish and reptile exhibits in Arkansas, the National Park Aquarium features native, tropical and saltwater fish along with a large collection of lizards, monitors and poisonous frogs.
Water. That's what will attract you to this week's destination.
If you think hot showers are luxurious, wait until you take a five-hour trip to "the American Spa." Hot Springs, Ark., offers the oldest national park in the country, a historic district, Victorian architecture and, of course, hot springs galore.
In 1803, geographers discovered one of the most rare natural phenomena in the world. Hot Springs is home to eight historic bathhouses, which comprise Bathhouse Row. Enjoy a hot bath just like visitors did 50 years ago. These baths are so popular that Franklin Delano Roosevelt used hot springs to relieve his polio.
The baths pump water from natural mineral hot springs located abundantly throughout the city. The water flowing from 47 protected hot springs maintains an average of 143 degrees at their source at an average flow rate of 850,000 gallons per day.
Take a bath - Buckstaff Bathhouse is open 7 - 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 - 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. A whirlpool mineral bath including tub bath, hot pack and shower only costs $22. Swedish massages, facials and manicures are also available.
Be sure to check out The Tavern hotel at 205 Park Ave. Established in 1887, it is the oldest hotel in the district and is the only hotel to be steam-heated.
Stop for some coffee at Maxine's International Coffeehouse & Bar at 700 Central Ave. Maxine's serves gourmet coffees and appetizers for reasonable prices.
From 5 - 9 p.m., April 4,downtown Hot Springs will hold its monthly gallery walk, allowing guests to mingle throughout downtown art galleries. Located at 239 Central Ave., the Artists' Workshop features local artists and their work.
If you're a country music fan, consider seeing Dierks Bentley with special guests Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan April 5 at the Hot Springs Summit Arena. Checkout ticketmaster.com for times and pricing.
Home to the largest fish and reptile exhibits in Arkansas, the National Park Aquarium features native, tropical and saltwater fish along with a large collection of lizards, monitors and poisonous frogs.
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