Hot Springs

While driving home from the funeral for Paul's father we spent a night and a day in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It's one of those places we always drive by at 70-miles-an-hour trying to get to Dayton or get home from Dayton. It was nice to stop and visit.

The famous hot springs. The water is quite hot to the touch.	Fordyce Bath Hall, once an upscale bath hall, now a national monument. The hot water once flowed as a river from the mouth of the spring through downtown. It now runs under the street. The spring at the left flows underneath this bath hall.	Fordyce Spring. The various bath halls have underground spring access. I can't remember how many bath halls are still open.
Ladies sitting room. Before and after steam treatments and hot baths, the ladies would gather here.	A "common" sitting room is in the foreground, while the men's lounge is in the background, complete with billiards table.	The gymnasium, complete with early 20th century sports equipment.
Plaque outlining decorations in the men's bath hall (right)		A great way to get a hot spring shower from all sides!
Paul was quite excited when he found out Hot Springs has a "duck" tour just like Branson.	Becky obliged Paul and allowed a duck tour. This duck broke down...fortunately while it was on land and a spare duck was sent to pick us up.	A rather large lakefront house as seen from the duck.

The famous hot springs. The water is quite hot to the touch.

Fordyce Bath Hall, once an upscale bath hall, now a national monument. The hot water once flowed as a river from the mouth of the spring through downtown. It now runs under the street. The spring at the left flows underneath this bath hall.

Fordyce Spring. The various bath halls have underground spring access. I can't remember how many bath halls are still open.

Ladies sitting room. Before and after steam treatments and hot baths, the ladies would gather here.

A "common" sitting room is in the foreground, while the men's lounge is in the background, complete with billiards table.

The gymnasium, complete with early 20th century sports equipment.

Plaque outlining decorations in the men's bath hall (right)

A great way to get a hot spring shower from all sides!

Paul was quite excited when he found out Hot Springs has a "duck" tour just like Branson.

Becky obliged Paul and allowed a duck tour. This duck broke down...fortunately while it was on land and a spare duck was sent to pick us up.

A rather large lakefront house as seen from the duck.