
Things to do in Hot Springs, Arkansas for families: Bathhouse Row, where you can drink or soak in the springs, plus rainy-day and free family picks.
Hot Springs grew up around 47 thermal springs in the Ouachita Mountains, on land Congress set aside in 1832 as Hot Springs Reservation. Grand bathhouses lined Bathhouse Row by the late 19th century, and the town also became the birthplace of baseball's spring training.
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Things to do in Hot Springs, Arkansas for families: Bathhouse Row, where you can drink or soak in the springs, plus rainy-day and free family picks.

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