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Hot Springs is the
tenth most populous city in the state of Arkansas in the United States
of America, the county seat of Garland County, Arkansas, and the principal
city of the 'Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses
all of Garland County. The population was 35,750 at the 2000 census.
Hot Springs is
traditionally best known for the natural spring water that gives it
its name, flowing out of the ground at a very high 147 degrees Fahrenheit
(64 degrees Celsius). The tourist trade that this brought made it a
very successful spa town. However, it is now also noted as the boyhood
home of US President Bill Clinton. It is a sister city of Hanamaki,
Iwate, Japan. It is the home of the Arlington Hotel, which was a popular
retreat for Al Capone.
Geography
Hot Springs is
located at 34ø29'50?N, 93ø3'19?W (34.497138, -93.055393)GR1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 85.5 km sq
(33.0 mi sq). 85.2 km sq (32.9 mi sq) of it is land and 0.3 km sq (0.1
mi sq) of it (0.36%) is water. Hot Springs is now a Metropolitan Statistical
Area.
Culture
The city takes
its name from the natural thermal water that flows from 47 springs on
the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain in the historic downtown district
of the city. Approximately 800,000 gallons of 143-degree water flows
from the springs each day. The rate of flow is not affected by fluctuations
in the rainfall in the area. Studies by National Park Service scientists
have determined through carbon dating that the water that reaches the
surface in Hot Springs fell as rainfall in an as-yet undetermined watershed
4,000 years earlier. The water percolates very slowly down through the
earth's surface until it reaches superheated areas deep in the crust
and then rushes rapidly to the surface to emerge from the 47 hot springs.
Spanish explorer
Hernando DeSoto was the first European to visit what Native Americans
called the Valley of the Vapors when he and his men reached the area
in 1541. Members of many Native American tribes had been gathering in
the valley for untold numbers of years to enjoy the healing properties
of the thermal springs. There was agreement among the tribes that they
would put aside their weapons and partake of the healing waters in peace
while in the valley.
Congress established the
Hot Springs Reservation in 1832, granting federal protection of the
thermal waters and giving Hot Springs the honor of being the first "national
park" to be designated for such government protection. Hot Springs
National Park was formally created in 1911.
World-famous Bathhouse Row,
consisting of eight turn-of-the century structures, lies within the
National Park and is supervised by the Park Service. Only one of the
bathhouses, The Buckstaff, remains in operation. The federally supervised
natural thermal waters are also used for thermal bathing at several
downtown hotels, health spas and the Arkansas Rehabilitation Center.
The water is available free for drinking at several fountains in the
downtown area.
The city has been a tourist
mecca for generations due to the thermal waters and attractions such
as Oaklawn Park, a thoroughbred racing facility; Magic Springs &
Crystal Falls theme parks; a fine arts community that has earned the
city the No. 4 position among "America's Top 100 Small Arts Towns";
the Hot Springs Music Festival; and the Hot Springs Documentary Film
Festival, held each October at the historic Malco Theater, one of the
top documentary festivals in the world, attracting numerous Academy
Award winning films and producers. Lacey Cole, a local resident, was
noted for designing posters for the documentary.
Other annual events in town
include the Hot Springs Jazz Festival in Sept (free) , The Hot Springs
Blues Festival in Sept (free), The downtown Bathtub Races (spring),
The Big Barbecue Cook off (spring and fall), the World's Shortest St.
Patrick's Day Parade every March 17th, and The outdoor skating rink
November through January.
Educational institutes and
conventions are also important events in the Spa city. Perhaps the most
popular of these events is the Hot Springs Technology Institute (HSTI)
drawing over 1300 participants each June. Hot Springs is also home to
the annual alternate reality game Midnight Madness, based on the movie
from which it gets its name. Teams race throughout the city at night,
solving clues based on difficult puzzle and physical challenges. Games
last 12 hours or more, with the winning team designing next year's game.
Points of interest
The Bath House
Show
Garvan Woodland Gardens
Mid-America Science Museum
Hot Springs National Park
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs Mountain Tower
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
Magic Springs & Crystal Falls
Superlift Offroad Park
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Where is the best place to eat in Hot Springs, Arkansas and why?
The Cheese Corner @ Broadway & Olive
Great food - down-home Hot Springs friendly - locally owned
- community involved - the best variety of
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